Learn about two of history’s most beloved figures, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Disney, in our latest Behind the Lines interview with Dr. Brian Craig Miller, Associate Professor at Emporia State University. Why did Disney admire Lincoln so much and how did he memorialize Lincoln in his amusement parks?
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