21stCenturyAbe

Abraham Lincoln, Americas 16th President, was born two hundred years ago.

Happy birthday Abe!

But why are we, in the 21st century, still obsessed with this 19th-century man? We find Abe everywhere from advertising to political punditry. What does this popular Abe have to do with the historical Abe? 21st-Century Abe (www.21stCenturyAbe.org) has six months to tackle these questions—starting Feb.12, 2009--and we need your answers.

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