Book
Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Physical Description
xvi, 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Summary
Explores how the differing experiences and viewpoints of two Presidents shaped slavery and race relations in America for more than a century.
Subjects
- Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
- Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
- Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
- United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Views on slavery.
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.