{"product_id":"lincoln-emancipated-9780875803593","title":"Lincoln Emancipated","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbraham Lincoln has long been revered by blacks and whites alike as the \"Great Emancipator.\" What personal beliefs did Lincoln hold about the inherent differences or similarities between blacks and whites? How did his vision for race relations change as a result of the Civil War? This volume attempts to answer these questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln Emancipated\u003c\/i\u003e points the way toward a new understanding of Lincoln that absorbs the most valid points of each side and rejects their emotionally or politically motivated exaggerations.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gerald Prokopowicz, East Carolina University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is unique in its sustained discussion of Lincoln's racial views and emancipation policy.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Thomas Schwartz, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful study that seeks to delve behind the propaganda and into the heart of a noble albeit imperfect (and therefore utterly human) President.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Foreword—Was Lincoln a Racist?—Allen C. Guelzo\u003cbr\u003e Introduction—Brian R. Dirck\u003cbr\u003e 1 \"Paradox Though It May Seem\": Lincoln on Antislavery, Race, and Union, 1837–1860—Kenneth J. Winkle\u003cbr\u003e 2 Greeley, Colonization, and a \"Deputation of Negroes\": Three Considerations on Lincoln and Race—Phillip S. Paludan\u003cbr\u003e 3 Abraham Lincoln, Jeffersonian: The Colonization Chimera—Kevin R. C. Gutzman\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Difficulties of Understanding Abe: Lincoln's Reconciliation of Racial Inequality and Natural Rights—James N. Leiker\u003cbr\u003e 5 Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Supreme Court—Brian R. Dirck\u003cbr\u003e 6 Slavery Reparations in Theory and Practice: Lincoln's Approach—Michael Vorenberg\u003cbr\u003e 7 All Politics Are Local: Emancipation in Missouri—Dennis K. Boman\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406419173719,"sku":"9780875803593","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lincoln-emancipated-9780875803593","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}