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Abraham Lincoln and the Rise of White America
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- Summary
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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 th...
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.
Details
- Creator
- Brian R. Dirck
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- ISBNs
- 0700621113, 0700621822
- OCLC
- ocn914328737
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-206) and index.
- English
- Seven Negroes -- White trash -- The Lebanon -- The white A and the black B -- The broader difference -- Some compunctions -- Abraham Africanus the first
Subjects
- Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
- African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877.
- African Americans -- History -- To 1863.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans.