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Cooper Union and Lincoln's speech
1859
Astor Place, Manhattan
Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A self-taught industrialist founded a college free to all, open to women and Black students from the start. Lincoln's address in its Great Hall in February 1860 introduced him to the eastern press and is widely credited with making him president.
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