Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809 and became the sixteenth president of the United States. He led the country during the Civil War, a conflict that threatened to divide the nation and centered deeply on slavery and its future.
In 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for enslaved people in the states that were rebelling. He also supported the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery throughout the United States. His speeches, including the Gettysburg Address, are remembered for expressing ideas about equality and democratic government.
This Abraham Lincoln coloring page shows him with a book, a simple desk, and his recognizable tall hat. The free printable portrait can accompany president lessons, Civil War units, biography projects, and online coloring. Its uncluttered design gives children room to color while teachers and families introduce the difficult history connected to Lincoln’s presidency.
Lincoln’s story should be studied alongside the lives and actions of enslaved people, abolitionists, soldiers, and other leaders of the period. The portrait can begin a broader conversation about how historical change comes from many people, and why laws, speeches, resistance, and civic participation all matter.
