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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War: Selected Writings and Speeches (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
Letting Lincoln's eloquent voice speak for itself, editor Michael Johnson has collected more than 180 of the writings and speeches that illuminate Lincoln’s life and career, from his youth to his entry into Republican politics and through his presidency. Classics like the Kansas-Nebraska speech, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and the Gettysburg Address, along with less famil...more
Paperback, 358 pages
Published
September 15th 2000
by Bedford/St. Martin's
(first published 2000)
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The collection, though not complete is very illustrative of the more recent challenges to the image of Lincoln as a white racist.
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Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate Stat...more
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