Where did this come from? How did this initiative begin?

In 2020, the Patterson Foundation was celebrating its 10th anniversary, and we were brainstorming on different ways to mark the occasion, ways that would embrace the values and the mission of the Patterson Foundation.

And you may be aware that there is a connection between the Patterson Foundation and Abraham Lincoln.

The Medill family bought a newspaper in Chicago effectively to get Abraham Lincoln elected president.

And that family descendants, James Patterson was one of the descendants of that family.

So when we opened Patriot Plaza, we actually had an Abraham Lincoln family.

character actor who came and read some of the quotes.

What sort of feedback have you gotten from the different audiences? I know you've shown it in a few different places now.