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Lincoln–Lee Legion

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The Lincoln–Lee Legion was established by Anti-Saloon League-founder Howard Hyde Russell in 1903 to promote the signing of abstinence pledges by children. [1]

9 relations: Abraham Lincoln, Abstention, Abstinence, Anti-Saloon League, Frances Willard, Howard Hyde Russell, Robert E. Lee, Temperance movement, Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

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Abstention

Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot.

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Abstinence

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.

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Anti-Saloon League

The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century.

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Frances Willard

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist.

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Howard Hyde Russell

Howard Hyde Russell (1855–1946) was the founder of the Anti-Saloon League.

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Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.

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Temperance movement

The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an active temperance organization that was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment.

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Redirects here:

Lincoln & Lee League, Lincoln & Lee Legion, Lincoln Lee Legion, Lincoln and Lee League, Lincoln and Lee Legion, Lincoln-Lee League, Lincoln-Lee Legion.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln–Lee_Legion

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