Lincoln's Dilemma: Blair, Sumner, and the Republican Struggle Over Racism and Equality in the Civil War Era

by Paul D. Escott

Book Overview

The Civil War forced America finally to confront the contradiction between its founding values and human slavery. At the center of this historic confrontation was Abraham Lincoln. By the time this Illinois politician had risen to the office of president, the dilemma of slavery had expanded to the question of all African Americans' future. In this fascinating new book Paul Escott considers the evolution of the president's thoughts on race in relation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813936195
• ISBN13: 9780813936192
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher