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Abraham Lincoln and white America / Brian R. Dirck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dirck, Brian R., 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with African Americans.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.
- Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Relations with African Americans.
- Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Political and social views.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A provocative examination of what "white" meant in Lincoln's time and what it meant to Lincoln himself. Proposes a new understanding of how Lincoln viewed whiteness as a distinct racial category that influenced his policies.
- Contents:
- Seven Negroes
- White trash
- The Lebanon
- The white A and the black B
- The broader difference
- Some compunctions
- Abraham Africanus the first.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-206) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 914328737
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