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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08542 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | A nation's sorrow. A sermon preached on the Sabbath after the assassination of president Lincoln, in the Central Congregational Church, Providence, April 15, 1865 |
| Date | 1865 |
| Author | Swain, Leonard (1821-1869) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | States that with the death of president Lincoln must come an oath from the people to put an end to slavery, with no compromises. Argues that justice, not vengeance must be taken against the traitors. Asserts that the country had been blinded by the triumph and success of defeating the Confederacy. Believes that Lincoln's assassination is God's sign of disapprovement of the country's "gloating" in triumph. |
| Subjects | Religion Death President Lincoln Assassination Assassination Abolition Slavery African American History Union Forces Confederate States of America Reconstruction |
| People | Swain, Leonard (1821-1869) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Providence |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |