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1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 29 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Will Damron. |
| Summary |
The larger-than-life image Abraham Lincoln projects across the screen of American history owes much to his role as the Great Emancipator during the Civil War. Yet this noble aspect of Lincoln's identity is precisely the dimension that some historians have cast into doubt. Redeeming the Great Emancipator enumerates Lincoln's anti-slavery credentials, showing that a deeply held belief in the God-given rights of all people steeled the president in his commitment to emancipation and his hope for racial reconciliation. Emancipation did not achieve complete freedom for American slaves, nor was Lincoln entirely above some of the racial prejudices of his time. Nevertheless, his conscience and moral convictions far outweighed political calculations in ultimately securing freedom for African Americans. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
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United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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Damron, Will, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781520000435 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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152000043X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11563683 |
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