Thread:Dycaite/@comment-25693676-20141116040856

On May 29, 1856, then-Member of the US House of Representatives Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at a state convention for the anti-Kansas-Nebraska Act movement. The speech was said to have featured a rousing condemnation of slavery in all its forms and was so captivating that members of the press who were in attendance neglected to take detailed notes save for a view very brief and general summaries. Here is the Wikipedia article on the speech:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln's_Lost_Speech

I thought this might warrant an article. 