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Lincoln and race /

"Abraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, yet his personal views on race have long been debated. Since his death, his legend has been shadowed by the mystery of his true stance toward non-whites. While Lincoln took many actions to fight slavery throughout his political career, his fam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Striner, Richard, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Concise Lincoln library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lincoln, slavery, and race: the problems
  • The 1854 Peoria speech and its context
  • The 1857 Springfield speech and its context
  • The Lincoln-Douglas debates
  • The 1859 Columbus speech
  • Emancipation, colonization, and the equal rights possibility
  • Voting rights and Lincoln's murder
  • Disputed or doubtful evidence
  • Lincoln and Native Americans
  • Racist or not?