Big enough to be inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln confronts slavery and race /

Big enough to be inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln confronts slavery and race / George M. Fredrickson.

An in-depth account of Abraham Lincoln's thought and politics focuses on his contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North, revealing how Lincoln's firm abolitionist ideas were balanced by his commitment to the rights of t...

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Main Author: Fredrickson, George M., 1934-2008.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Series:W.E.B. Du Bois lectures.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
African Americans.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
States' rights (American politics) > History > 19th century.
Federal government > United States > History > 19th century.
Presidents > United States > Biography.

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Call Number: E457.2 .F786 2008
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