A Cornell University Library has removed a display containing a copy of the Gettysburg Address and a bust of Abraham Lincoln from its library based “on a complaint.”
A bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a plaque of the Gettysburg address have been removed from a Cornell University library.
“Someone complained, and it was gone,” Cornell biology professor Randy Wayne told the College Fix of the matter.
The bust of Lincoln and the bronzed plaque of the former president’s historic 1863 address had been in the Kroch Library, where the university’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections is located, since 2013.
Lincoln has repeatedly been the target for cancellation:
Maybe this is a misunderstanding. But Lincoln has been canceled before:
1. Boston: nytimes.com/2020/12/29/us/
2. SF (attempt): theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j
3. Portland: cbsnews.com/news/portland-
4. DC (attempt): washingtonpost.com/local/proteste
Cornell confirmed the display was removed but states it was because it was part of a temporary exhibit that ended in 2021.
“President Lincoln’s bust was part of a temporary exhibit on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The bust was on display in the Rare and Manuscript Collections from 2013 to 2021,” Rebecca Valli, director of media relations at Cornell University, told TND in an email. “Cornell proudly possesses one of five known copies of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln’s hand,” Valli explained in the email. “The original is safely sequestered, with a digital facsimile on permanent display. Additionally, five electronic Lincoln exhibitions are available for 24/7 viewing online.” [source: cnycentral.com]
I don’t claim to know the truth, but this is suspicious. This “temporary” exhibit began in 2013, according to the article, and it was ended after a “complaint” at a time when Lincoln has been cancelled in other prominent places. I leave it to all readers to come to their own conclusions.