Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on March 4th, 1861, as the North and South were sliding towards separation and Civil War. His second inaugural, given just weeks before his assassination, was also delivered on March 4th but four years later, in 1865. Just over a month later, April 18th, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. This was four days after Lincoln was shot on April 14th. He died the next day.
Abraham Lincoln
**Abraham Lincoln** (1809–1865) est le 16e président des États-Unis, célèbre pour avoir préservé l’Union pendant la guerre de Sécession et aboli l’esclavage. Son engagement pour la liberté et l’égalité, ainsi que son assassinat en 1865, en ont fait une figure majeure de l’Histoire mondiale. Ses discours et ses écrits restent des références en matière de démocratie et de droits humains.
