The Night Lincoln Won — The South Moved Immediately (1860)
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected president. That same night, South Carolina moved to secede. The war was five months away.
Apr 21, 2026Back to Blog
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"I Want to Give This Cabbage Away" — How 9-Year-Old Katie Stagliano Fed a Nation from Her Backyard
In 2008, a 9-year-old girl in South Carolina grew a 40-pound cabbage for a school project and donated it to a homeless shelter, feeding 275 people. That single act of generosity sparked Katie's Krops, a nonprofit that has grown over 100 youth-run gardens across 33 states, donating thousands of pounds of fresh produce to the hungry.
Apr 13, 2026