{"product_id":"9780809330775","title":"Lincoln and Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, yet his personal views on race have long been debated. Since his death, his legend has been shadowed by the mystery of his true stance toward non-whites. While Lincoln took many actions to fight slavery throughout his political career, his famously crafted speeches can be interpreted in different ways: at times his words suggest personal bigotry, but at other times he sounds like an enemy of racists. In \u003ci\u003eLincoln and Race\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Striner takes on one of the most sensitive subjects of Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, exploring in depth Lincoln’s mixed record and writings on the issue of race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriner gives fair hearing to two prevailing theories about Lincoln’s seemingly contradictory words and actions: Did Lincoln fight a long-term struggle to overcome his personal racism? Or were his racist comments a calculated act of political deception? Beginning with an exploration of the historical context of Lincoln’s attitudes toward race in the years before his presidency, Striner details the ambiguity surrounding the politician’s participation in the Free Soil Movement and his fight to keep slavery from expanding into the West. He explores Lincoln’s espousal of colonization—the controversial idea that freed slaves should be resettled in a foreign land—as a voluntary measure for black people who found the prospect attractive. The author analyzes some of Lincoln’s most racially charged speeches and details Lincoln’s presidential words and policies on race and the hotbed issue of voting rights for African Americans during the last years of the president’s life.\\\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brief but comprehensive look into one of the most contentious quandaries about Abraham Lincoln, \u003ci\u003eLincoln and Race\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to delve into the mind, heart, and motives of one of America’s most  fascinating and complex leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniveristy Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools\u003c\/i\u003e 2013 edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026405048560,"sku":"9780809330775","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809330775_p0.jpg?v=1763745648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809330775","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}