Lincoln and the Negro

'IN LINCOLN AND THE NEGRO, Benjamin Quarles demonstrates once again his mastery of the historic struggle of black Americans to move the nation-and its greatest president-toward the goal of true freedom.'-William S. McFeely, author of Frederick Douglass

About the author

Benjamin Quarles (1904–1996) was a noted author, editor, and historian and the first African American to be published in what later became the Journal of American History. Africana hails him as a key figure in the emergence of African-American history as an academic discipline.

Summary

"First published in 1962, Lincoln and the Negro was the first book to examine in detail how Lincoln faced the problem of the status of black people in American democracy, and it remains unsurpassed. St"

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Quarles, Quarles Benjamin
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1991
• EAN: 9780306804472
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80447-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity