Lincoln and Slavery - Burchard, Peter
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Abraham Lincoln grew up in a pioneer family that believed in freedom for all people, but Lincoln never witnessed slavery until he was 19, and he knew few free Blacks. As a politician he was concerned primarily with preserving the Union, not freeing the slaves. But a friendship with the Black leader Frederick Douglass and the bravery of the escaped slaves, and later of Black soldiers, brought to him a deeper understanding of the true humanity of these people of another race. Photos.

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Abraham Lincoln grew up in a pioneer family that believed in freedom for all people, but Lincoln never witnessed slavery until he was 19, and he knew few free Blacks. As a politician he was concerned primarily with preserving the Union, not freeing the slaves. But a friendship with the Black leader Frederick Douglass and the bravery of the escaped slaves, and later of Black soldiers, brought to him a deeper understanding of the true humanity of these people of another race. Photos.
Autorenporträt
Peter Burchard (1921–2004) was the author of over twenty fiction and nonfiction books for young readers and adults, including One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment, a major historical source for the motion picture Glory, which won three Academy Awards. Two of his books were listed by the American Library Association as notable books. The New York Times praised him highly, saying that "he uses historical fact with skill" and describing him as having "a splendid facility for characterization." He lived in Williamstown, Massachusetts.