Introduction : "my fellow citizens" -- When Lincoln whigged out on suffrage -- Lincoln knew something -- A white man's republic -- Dred Scott and black citizenship -- Citizenship and the Civil War -- Conclusion : "the great task remaining".
Summary:
"This book is about citizenship, or membership in a political community, and Lincoln's evolving understanding of who belonged and who didn't belong in that community between 1837 and 1865"-- Provided by publisher.
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