In this episode of The Professor Liberty Podcast, Mr. Palumbo takes listeners on a journey through the early life of Abraham Lincoln, tracing his transformation from a poor frontier boy in Kentucky to a rising political force. Born into hardship, Lincoln’s character was shaped by loss, manual labor, and a relentless hunger for knowledge, which he fed through books like the Bible and Aesop’s Fables. The episode highlights key formative experiences—his exposure to slavery as a child, a life-changing visit to a slave market in New Orleans, and his early political stances opposing slavery’s expansion. Through humor, storytelling, and historical insight, Mr. Palumbo explores how Lincoln’s evolving moral convictions and legal intellect laid the groundwork for his future role as a leader dedicated to justice and unity.