The Gettysburg Address #[nn]
"Four Score and Seven Years Ago" is a poignant, historically grounded story from 2013 that reexamines the legacy of the Gettysburg Address through the lens of its enduring contradictions. Written by Jonathan Hennessey and illustrated with striking depth by Aaron McConnell—whose artwork is enhanced by the colors of Ruby McConnell and Cat Farris, with lettering by Tom Orzechowski—this issue presents a layered reflection on freedom, equality, and the long arc of justice. The cover, also by McConnell, captures the weight of that moment in history with quiet power.
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For whites, a new birth of freedom means the triumph of free labor, the restoration of the Union, white supremacy, and a white-on-white reconciliation that ignores the reality of slavery driving the Civil War. For African Americans, although freed from slavery, the new birth would wait a hundred years and only come through sustained mass action against violent reaction. Despite the many failures of its application, the insistence that all men are created equal proved powerful enough to work its way.
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