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

• Autore: Striner Richard <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7092
• Soggetto topico: Race
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations History 19th century
• Classificazione: BIO011000SOC001000
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Lincoln and race
• ISBN: 1-280-88171-2; 9786613723024; 0-8093-3078-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779246303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Concise Lincoln library.