TY - GEN N2 - This book focuses on the most controversial aspect of Lincoln's thought and politics - his attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln's judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, the book provides the most comprehensive and even-handed account available of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North. DO - 10.4159/9780674033733 DO - doi AB - This book focuses on the most controversial aspect of Lincoln's thought and politics - his attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln's judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, the book provides the most comprehensive and even-handed account available of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North. T1 - Big Enough to Be Inconsistent :Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race / AU - Fredrickson, George M., JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - E457.2 ǂb F786 2008eb LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478339 KW - African Americans KW - Federal government KW - Presidents KW - Slavery KW - States' rights (American politics) KW - HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) SN - 9780674033733 TI - Big Enough to Be Inconsistent :Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674033733 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674033733 ER -