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LincoLn on Race SLaveRy & Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), taken at Mathew Brady’s Studio, New York City, on February 28, 1860, a day after the Cooper Institute address. LincoLn on Race SLaveRy & Edited and introduced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Coedited by Donald Yacovone Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Copyright 2009 by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865. Lincoln on race and slavery / edited and introduced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; coedited by Donald Yacovone. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-691-14234-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809– 1865—Views on slavery. 2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Political and social views. 3. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Relations with African Americans. 4. Slavery— United States—History—19th century—Sources. 5. Slaves—Emancipation—United States—Sources. 6. United States—Race relations—History—19th century—Sources. I. Gates, Henry Louis. II. Yacovone, Donald. III. Title. E457.2.L744 2009 973.7092—dc22 2008049960 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in PUP Monticello and Gloucester MT Extracondensed Printed on acid-free paper. press.princeton.edu Designed by Isabella D. Palowitch, Artisa, LLC Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and in Memory of George M. Fredrickson contentS List of Illustrations xiii Acknowledgments xv Abraham Lincoln on Race and Slavery Henry Louis Gates, Jr. xvii 1 Protest in illinois legislature on slavery March 3, 1837 1 2 address Before the young Men’s lyceuM of sPringfield, illinois January 27, 1838 3 3 al to Mary sPeed September 27, 1841 9 4 t eMPerance address February 22, 1842 11 5 al to WilliaMson durley October 3, 1845 16 6 al to JosePhus heWett February 13, 1848 20 7 s Peech at Worcester, Massachusetts September 12, 1848 23 8 reMarks and resolution introduced in united states house of rePresentatives concerning aBolition of slavery in the district of coluMBia January 10, 1849 26 9 eulogy on henry clay & January 4, 1855, outline for sPeech to the colonization society July 6, 1852 31 viii • Contents 10 hon. a. lincoln’s address, Before the sPringfield scott cluB, in rePly to Judge douglas’ richMond sPeech August 14 and 26, 1852 43 11 f ragMents on slavery July 1, 1854 48 12 s Peech at BlooMington, illinois September 12, 1854 51 13 s Peech at Peoria, illinois October 16, 1854 56 14 al to ichaBod codding November 27, 1854 69 15 al to oWen loveJoy August 11, 1855 71 16 al to george roBertson August 15, 1855 73 17 al to Joshua f. sPeed August 24, 1855 77 18 s Peech at kalaMazoo, Michigan August 27, 1856 84 19 al to neWton deMing and george P. strong May 25, 1857 90 20 s Peech at sPringfield, illinois June 26, 1857 92 21 a house divided, sPeech at sPringfield, illinois June 16, 1858 103 22 al to John l. scriPPs June 23, 1858 107 23 f ragMent on the struggle against slavery July, 1858 109 Contents • ix 24 s Peech at chicago, illinois July 10, 1858 111 25 s Peech at sPringfield, illinois July 17, 1858 119 26 s Peech at leWistoWn, illinois August 17, 1858 124 27 first deBate With stePhen a. douglas at ottaWa, illinois August 21, 1858 127 28 second deBate With stePhen a. douglas at freePort, illinois August 27, 1858 137 29 s Peech at carlinville, illinois August 31, 1858 143 30 s Peech at clinton, illinois September 2, 1858 149 31 s Peech at edWardsville, illinois September 11, 1858 152 32 f ourth deBate With stePhen a. douglas September 18, 1858 156 33 f ragMent on Pro-slavery theology October 1, 1858? 160 34 seventh and last deBate With stePhen a. douglas at alton, illinois, & octoBer 18, 1858, al to JaMes n. BroWn October 15, 1858 163 35 al to salMon P. chase June 9, 1859 174 36 s Peech at coluMBus, ohio September 16, 1859 177
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