Collaborators for emancipation : Abraham Lincoln and Owen Lovejoy / William F. Moore, Jane Ann Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, William F., author.

Moore, Jane Ann, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.

Enslaved persons.

Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864.

Lovejoy, Owen.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few expected politician Abraham Lincoln and Congregational minister Owen Lovejoy to be friends when they met in 1854. One was a cautious lawyer who deplored abolitionists' flouting of the law, the other an outspoken antislavery activist who captained a stop on the Underground Railroad. Yet the two built a relationship that, in Lincoln's words, 'was one of increasing respect and esteem'. In 'Collaborators for Emancipation', the authors examine the thorny issue of the pragmatism typically ascribed to Lincoln versus the radicalism of Lovejoy, and the role each played in ending slavery.

Contents:

Attaining political power, 1854-1860. Hating zeal to spread slavery, 1854 ; Traversing uneven political ground, 1855 ; Standing together nobly, 1856 ; Disputing the Supreme Court decision, 1857 ; Trusting those who care for the results, 1858 ; Remaining steadfast to the right, 1859 ; Disenchanting the nation of slavery, 1860

Maintaining political power, 1861. Holding firmly to their promises, 1861

Applying political power, 1862-1864. Restoring the founding purposes, 1862 ; Assuring that the nation would long endure, 1863 ; Binding up the nation's wounds, 1864

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print verison record.

ISBN:

9780252096341

0252096347

OCLC:

884547178