Spotlight Upon Unsung Heroes:

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America

By Wilbur Thirkirld Titus

June 6, 2007

Since my early childhood, President Abraham Lincoln (2/12/1809 - 4/15/18/ 1865),
16h. President of the United States of America, has been one of my heroes. This 
is true because he was a man with an humble beginning who worked and became the
president of the United States. Her served as a soldier in the Black Hawk War,
as a postmaster, lawyer, a legislator, and as the 16th. President of the United 
States of America. During his administration, he took on the age old institution
of slavery, freed the slaves of the United States and prevented the nation from
dividing. He defended and acted upon his convictions, for which he made the 
ultimate sacrifice when he was assinated on April 15, 1865.

My first introduction to President Lincoln was made when I was a student of 
Titus Farm Grammar School. Mother had acquainted me with many role models which
included Jesus, God, Daddy, and outstanding personalities of the time. In that
one-teacher, six months school, we were taught to love God and to be patriotic
and loyal to our country. We were taught many things concerning our national 
heroes and their exploits. George Washington , (who could not tell a lie) the 
first president and father of our country who guided the course of the nation 
during its formative years, and Abraham Lincoln, who freed the slaves and 
preserved the nation were my favorites.

In my seniority, President Lincoln ranks high on my list of persons whom I 
respect and admire for the achievements that they made under adverse 
circumstances. It saddens me when critics don't seem to recognize and 
appreciate the magnitude and importance of his legacy, and bash him and his
memory at every opportunity.

Long may his memory live in the hearts of men and women who love freedom and 
equal rights for all men!