The Legacy of the Gettysburg Address

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Lincoln Lincoln@Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln 1863 Civil War Gettysburg Address democracy equality American core values Civil Rights Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. social change Colin Powell
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Legacy of the Gettysburg Address

This clip from Lincoln@Gettysburg explores the historical importance of the Gettysburg Address, and especially the fact that its message has been at the center of rallying cries for social change in the United States—from the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction, to the Civil Rights movement, and into the present day.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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