Douglass and Lincoln
How a Revolutionary Black Leader and a Reluctant Liberator Struggled to End Slavery and Save the Union
Kendrick, Paul
Kendrick, Stephen
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The influence Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln had on each other and on the nation altered the course of slavery and the outcome of the Civil War. Although Abraham Lincoln deeply opposed the existence of slavery, he saw his mission throughout much of the Civil War as preserving the U nion, with or without slavery. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, passionately believed the wars central mission to be the total abolition of slavery. During their meetings between 1863 and 1865, and through reading each others speeches and letters, they managed to forge a strong, mutual understanding and respect that helped convince Lincoln the war could not be truly won without black soldiers and permanent emancipation.
AUTHOR BIO
Paul Kendrick, an assistant director of the Harlem Childrens Zone in New Y ork City, and Stephen Kendrick, the senior minister of First Church in Boston, are coauthors of Sarahs Long Walk, named one of the five best history books of 2005 by the Christian Science Monitor.
BOOK REVIEWS
"[T]he Kendricks have done wonderful work exploring one of the most complex and important relationships in American history."Chuck Leddy, Christian Science Monitor"Since emancipation and its aftermath prompt divergent interpretations of Lincoln, the Kendricks fluid account of Douglass influence reliably lays a factual foundation for debaters about this momentous passage in American history."Gilbert Taylor, Booklist"The Kendricks beautifully assess the political and moral, and often conflicting, agendas of each man, but they excel, particularly in their treatment of Douglass, at personalizing one of the history's most unlikely and effective political allies...A wise and sensitive appreciation of the intersecting careers of two giants of American history."Kirkus Reviews"Filled with passion and intrigue, Douglass and Lincoln vividly brings to life an unlikely partnership that will grow to epitomize the transformation of a nation. This captivating double portrait illuminates both figures, often in surprising ways."Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle over Church and State"The Kendricks have done it again! Here is important history, well written and well told. They have given us the eyes of Frederick Douglass to see Abraham Lincoln without the martyrdom and the Civil War without the mythology. Intimate, accurate, and thoughtful, Douglass and Lincoln should be the starting place for anyone wishing to understand how Northern blacks saw the political turmoil of the 1850s and the Civil War.Donald Yacovone, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard UniversityDouglass and Lincoln transports you back into the private meetings, debate halls and violent clashes that gripped our nation as it wrestled with the question of how to end slavery while preserving a fragile union. It's a compelling book of history, as well as a great read for those learning to be leaders who make history.Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0802716857
ISBN(13-digit): 9780802716859
Dewey Decimal: 973.7/1140922
Library of Congress: bl2009011667
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 306
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