Friday, March 28, 2014

"Chicago College Re-Writes History: Lincoln a 'Democrat'” --Who says you're not entitled to your own facts?

"Chicago College Re-Writes History: Lincoln a 'Democrat'” --Who says you're not entitled to your own facts?

March 28, 2014 Abraham Lincoln , Academia 2 Comments
By Bill Korach, Nov. 2013,  thereportcard.org

A plaque at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago states “This building is dedicated to public service honoring the memory of Abraham Lincoln Democrat.” Lincoln, of course was a Republican and in fact one of the founders of the Republican Party. The strangely worded plaque was installed in 1905, but Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of the Illinois-based Turning Point USA, a nationwide young conservatives student movement, said Monday in an interview with The College Fix that “now is the time for removal and replacement.”


According to building archives, “the word democrat was used because Lincoln was an advocate for democracy—the political or social equality of all people,” campus officials stated in a press release. “The word was not chosen to reflect a political affiliation. … Northeastern Illinois University recognizes the context that this plaque was created and intends to uphold its integrity.”


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 28, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    The plaque should continue Democrat "who destroyed the Jeffersonian Republic" in order to reflect the truth!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 28, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Well, instead of removing the plaque, you could insert the words "killed by a" after his name, and then it would be factually correct.

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