Kaplan, Fred, 1937-

Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War / Fred Kaplan - New York : NY Harper , 2017 - 395 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

A continual torment -- The first American martyr -- A difficult year -- A field of blood -- The distant goal -- The African mirage -- The Constitutional rag -- The ameliorative President -- Soft inducement -- The ultimate gradualists.

Explores how the differing experiences and viewpoints of two Presidents shaped slavery and race relations in America for more than a century.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Views on slavery.
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--History--United States--19th century.
Racism--History--United States--19th century.
Esclavitud--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XIX
Esclavitud--Movimientos antiesclavistas--Estados Unidos


United States--Race relations--History--19th century.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Estados Unidos--Guerra civil, 1861-1865
Estados Unidos--Historia--Causas.--Guerra civil, 1861-1865

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