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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823821403321

Autore

Striner Richard <1950->

Titolo

Lincoln and race [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Striner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-88171-2

9786613723024

0-8093-3078-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Collana

Concise Lincoln library

Classificazione

BIO011000SOC001000

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Race

United States Race relations History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?.

Sommario/riassunto

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 famously crafted speeches can be interpreted in different ways: at times his words suggest personal bigotry, but at other times he sounds like an enemy of racists. In Lincoln and Race, Richard Striner takes on one of the most sensitive subjects of Abraham Lincoln's legacy, exploring in depth