Perhaps even Abraham Lincoln had writers block as he prepared his Gettysburg Address. Under the weight of trying to unite and heal a country in conflict\, this three-minute speech is heralded as one of the five top speeches in American history.
\n\nFor a look inside Lincoln&rsquo\;s thoughts as he finishes writing the famous speech\, the Fergus Falls Public Library is hosting playwright\, Chuck Johnson\, in his own\, award-winning one-act play &ldquo\;The Night Before Gettysburg.&rdquo\; The free event is Wednesday\, November 13 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a time for Q&\;A and Abraham Lincoln history. Johnson suggests the play is well suited for an audience age nine and up.
\n\n\;Curious about the other four speeches rounding out the top five in American History according to the Constitution Center? They are Patrick Henry&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Give Me Liberty or Give me Death\,&rdquo\; George Washington&rsquo\;s first inaugural address\, Frederick Douglass&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;The Hypocrisy of American Slavery\,&rdquo\; and William Jennings Bryan &ldquo\;Cross of Gold.&rdquo\; \;Source: www.constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-at-10-great-speeches-in-american-history
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