02708nam 2200613 a 450 991045280940332120200520144314.01-280-88171-297866137230240-8093-3078-4(CKB)2550000000105090(EBL)1386811(SSID)ssj0000690986(PQKBManifestationID)11403370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000690986(PQKBWorkID)10628706(PQKB)11587349(MiAaPQ)EBC1386811(OCoLC)799999469(MdBmJHUP)muse21194(Au-PeEL)EBL1386811(CaPaEBR)ebr10579706(CaONFJC)MIL372302(OCoLC)817096515(EXLCZ)99255000000010509020110805d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLincoln and race[electronic resource] /Richard StrinerCarbondale Southern Illinois University Press20121 online resource (118 p.)Concise Lincoln libraryDescription based upon print version of record.0-8093-3077-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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?. 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 depthConcise Lincoln library.RaceUnited StatesRace relationsHistory19th centuryElectronic books.Race.973.7092Striner Richard1950-889635MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452809403321Lincoln and race2285410UNINA