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



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Autore: Striner Richard <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Lincoln and race [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Striner Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-88171-2
9786613723024
0-8093-3078-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910452809403321
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Serie: Concise Lincoln library.