Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, from his early days in backwoods Kentucky to his election as President. After a time running livestock to New Orleans, he settles in New ...

Cromwell, a case brought before the Illinois Supreme Court. The watershed case has added significance because Legins-Costley was represented by a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln.

“Abe Lincoln in Illinois” is a 1938 play that is essentially a pre-presidency biography of Abraham Lincoln. It is, amazingly, enlightening to contemporary audiences. When the play first ...

in Berkshire Theatre Group’s production of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.” Simpkins plays Lincoln in his 40s in the play’s second act, and an old actor plays presidential-era Lincoln in the third.

For many years, my favorite Lincoln film was the 1940 film Abe Lincoln in Illinois in which Raymond Massey plays Lincoln. I found Massey's portrayal of Lincoln evocative, especially the way he ...

“Abe Lincoln in Illinois” opened at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway in 1938 with Raymond Massey as Lincoln, a role he recreated in the 1940 film. The play won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. There ...

PEKIN, Illinois — A Black woman who was born a slave, Nance Legins-Costley and her extraordinary story didn’t make it into the history books. The longtime Pekin resident’s freedom was the ...

Cromwell, a case brought before the Illinois Supreme Court. The watershed case has added significance because Legins-Costley was represented by a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln. In effect, ...