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Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike

  • Written by Shawn Parry-Giles, Professor of Communication, University of Maryland
imageAfter his assassination, Abraham Lincoln became a beacon of the United States presidency.Bethany Moslen/shutterstock.com

During the 2016 Republican presidential primary, The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Robert Costa asked Donald Trump if he could be a “unifier” like Abraham Lincoln who expressed “‘Malice toward...

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