Builders of American Institutions: Readings in United States HistoryFrank Freidel, Norman Pollack Rand McNally, 1966 - 583 pages |
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Page 240
... Lincoln is characterized by seeming contra- dictions and ambiguities . This is readily seen in two major areas : Lincoln's attitude to- ward the Negro and emancipation , and his extension of the presidential sphere of authority without ...
... Lincoln is characterized by seeming contra- dictions and ambiguities . This is readily seen in two major areas : Lincoln's attitude to- ward the Negro and emancipation , and his extension of the presidential sphere of authority without ...
Page 247
... Lincoln ! " Less well known than Lincoln the slaves ' chainbreaker is Lincoln the hero of Negro - baiters and white supremacists . Yet he has been that kind of image also . Few Negroes or friends of the Negro ever admired him more or ...
... Lincoln ! " Less well known than Lincoln the slaves ' chainbreaker is Lincoln the hero of Negro - baiters and white supremacists . Yet he has been that kind of image also . Few Negroes or friends of the Negro ever admired him more or ...
Page 249
... Lincoln further ex- tended his executive powers , even in the loyal states of the Union . " [ B ] y degrees , " as he ex- plained in 1863 , he had come to ... Lincoln aside from his formal approval of them 249 LINCOLN AS PRESIDENTIAL LEADER.
... Lincoln further ex- tended his executive powers , even in the loyal states of the Union . " [ B ] y degrees , " as he ex- plained in 1863 , he had come to ... Lincoln aside from his formal approval of them 249 LINCOLN AS PRESIDENTIAL LEADER.
Contents
EDWARDS WHITEFIELD AND THE GREAT AWAKENING | 28 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 77 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON The Political Conse | 109 |
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