On November 19, 1863, famed orator and former Secretary of State Edward Everett delivered a two-hour speech at the Gettysburg National Cemetery — but most people only remember the two-minute speech given by President Abraham Lincoln.

Arguably, Everett’s words that day deserve just as much attention and praise as Lincoln’s. His speech backhanded the Confederacy and directly addressed the horrific and hypocritical nature of slavery in a free country.

The day’s organizers had named Everett the main attraction — no one even knew for sure if Lincoln would attend the dedication. Everett, also a former senator and president of Harvard, had read more >>>

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