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Forced Into Glory
2000-10-22T18:01:21-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgMr. Bennett spoke about his book Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream, published by Johnson Publishing. The book depicts President Lincoln as a racist who grudgingly came to the decision to emancipate slaves. Following Mr. Bennett’s remarks a panel of historians discussed the book’s conclusions and answered questions from the audience.Mr. Bennett spoke about his book Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream, published by Johnson Publishing. The book depicts President Lincoln… read more
Forced Into Glory Mr. Bennett spoke about his book Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream, published by Johnson Publishing. The book depicts President Lincoln as a racist who grudgingly came to the decision to emancipate slaves. Following Mr. Bennett’s remarks a panel of historians discussed the book’s conclusions and answered questions from the audience. close
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- Lerone Bennett Jr. Author
- Howard Dodson Jr. Director Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Eric Foner Professor Columbia University->History
- Harold Holzer Vice President Metropolitan Museum of Art->Communications
- William Strickland Professor University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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