Lincoln Memorial

Academic Programs –> Lincoln Memorial, Ford's Theater, & Petersen's Boarding House –> Ms. Roots's class, Drew E.S.

Lincoln Memorial, Ford's Theatre, and Petersen's Boarding House

While visiting three destinations on this trip, students examine the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, focusing in particular on his leadership and decisions during the Civil War. In addition, students learn about the timing and circumstances of his assassination, and visit the very spot where his life was taken. Finally, students consider the important role that the Lincoln Memorial has played as a symbolic venue in the struggle for civil rights, hosting such historic events as Marian Anderson's concert and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famed "I Have a Dream" speech. As part of this program, students learn portions of King's speech as well as the introduction to Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."


	Ms. Roots's students pose in front of a bust of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre. (top right) Students visit Petersen's Boarding House, where Lincoln was taken after being shot. (top left) A student ponders a statue of Lincoln dressed in the clothes Lincoln wore on the night of his assassination. (left) Students enter Petersen's Boarding House. (below left) At the Lincoln Memorial, students examine the plaque commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (below right)