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A more honest Abde

n an article about present-day Americans’ fascination with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, USA Today quoted Stephen Berry, a history professor at UGA.

“(Students) ask, ‘Was he gay? Was his wife crazy? Was he a Christian?’ All these contemporary concerns keep him relevant,” Berry said.

“We knocked him off the pedestal, and now we’re dusting him off and picking him up for a new generation.”