Using Lincoln's Speech at the Baltimore Sanitary Fair in 1864

question 113

Essay

Using Lincoln's speech at the Baltimore Sanitary Fair in 1864 (excerpted in Voices of Freedom), explain how Lincoln defined liberty. How does this speech reflect a change in his thinking from 1861? Why do you think Lincoln had to change his thinking to achieve victory in this war?

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