Knowing him by heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

"Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Fred Lee Hord and Matthew D. Norman's ant...

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Other Authors: Hord, Fred Lee (Editor), Norman, Matthew D. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield University of Illinois Press [2023]
Series:The Knox College Lincoln studies center series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Fred Lee Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Thurgood Marshall, Malcolm X, Gwendolyn Brooks, Barbara Jeanne Fields, Barack Obama, and dozens of others. The selections move from speeches to letters to book excerpts, mapping the changing contours of the bond--emotional and intellectual--between Lincoln and Black Americans over the span of one hundred and fifty years. A comprehensive and valuable reader, Knowing Him by Heart examines Lincoln's still-evolving place in Black American thought"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:537 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:9780252044687

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