Gettysburg Address
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The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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political speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| context | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1863-11-19 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| deliveredToAudienceType | dedication ceremony attendees ⓘ |
| famousFor |
articulating a vision of American democracy based on equality
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brevity and rhetorical power ⓘ redefining the purpose of the American Civil War ⓘ the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" ⓘ |
| genre | oratory ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Union war dead at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Bancroft copy
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Bliss copy ⓘ Everett copy ⓘ Hay copy ⓘ Nicolay copy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| influenced |
civil rights rhetoric in the United States
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later interpretations of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthInWords | about 272 words ⓘ |
| locationOfBlissCopy | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| locationType | battlefield cemetery dedication ⓘ |
| mediaType | text ⓘ |
| mentions |
a new birth of freedom
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
the Declaration of Independence
the proposition that all men are created equal ⓘ |
| occasion | Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery ⓘ |
| openingWords | Four score and seven years ago ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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| preservedIn | multiple contemporary newspaper reports ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest speeches in American history ⓘ |
| rhetoricalDevice |
allusion
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antithesis ⓘ parallelism ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| significance |
became a foundational text of American political thought
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helped shape American national identity ⓘ |
| topic |
American Civil War
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democracy ⓘ equality ⓘ human equality ⓘ national unity ⓘ purpose of the Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (nearby at Gettysburg National Cemetery)
subject surface form:
Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Hay copy of the Gettysburg Address
subject surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Gettysburg Oration
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
subject surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania