The passage presents a witness recount that describes Lincoln´s reputation as being a truly hardworking person from a very early age. He would walk a great distance to attend court sessions, especially when Breckenridge would speak. However, he would still take care of his chores before and after his visits to Booneville.
In 1954, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that the constitution guarantees equal protection of the law and that segregated schools could never be equal... It is true.