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Abraham Lincoln and white America / Brian R. Dirck.

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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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