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Lincoln's 'rare eloquences' on display in bicentennial exhibit
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An original "wanted" poster reads: "$100,000 Reward. The murderer is still at large."
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Library of Congress marks 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday by opening a special exhibit featuring his handwritten speeches and artifacts, including the Bible used last month by President Obama during his swearing-in.
"This exhibit, in a little more than 200 items, presents Lincoln, the man and the politician," said John Sellers, curator of the exhibit that runs through May 9.
"The thing that you will see most of is that he had a hatred of inequality," Sellers said during a preview for the media on Monday.
Lincoln successfully fought a proposal for legalized slavery as development spread to the western United States, and he eventually brought an end to slavery throughout the country.
Among the manuscripts on display is a letter he wrote in impassioned defense of his Emancipation Proclamation.
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