<p>In the century between the "Emancipation Proclamation" of Abraham Lincoln and the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King Jr., America sought both to rebuff and to redeem the promise of "liberty and justice for all." The story of slavery and the bloody civil war that abolished it has been told, but the story of the struggle for liberty and justice by and for African Americans in the half-century following the end of Reconstruction has been largely overlooked. In this highly readable narrative, distinguished historian Ronald C. White Jr. portrays the people, their ideas, and their ongoing struggle for racial reform in the United States from 1877-1925--a vital prelude to the modern civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.</p>

Liberty and Justice for All: Racial Reform and the Social Gospel (RAUSCHENBUSCH LECTURES NEW SERIES)

White, Ronald C., Jr.

Religion & Spirituality

Harpercollins

Eloquent President : a Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Random House]

Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural

After four years of unspeakable horror and sacrifice on both sides, the Civil War was about to end. On March 4, 1865, at his Second Inaugural, President Lincoln did not offer the North the victory speech it yearned for, nor did he blame the South solely for the sin of slavery. Calling the whole nation to account, Lincoln offered a moral framework for peace and reconciliation. The speech was greeted with indifference, misunderstanding, and hostility by many in the Union. But it was a great work, the victorious culmination of Lincoln's own lifelong struggle with the issue of slavery, and he well understood it to be his most profound speech. Eventually this "with malice toward none" address would be accepted and revered as one of the greatest in the nation's history.In 703 words, delivered slowly, Lincoln transformed the meaning of the suffering brought about by the Civil War. He offered reunification, not revenge. Among those present were black soldiers and confederate deserters, ordinary citizens from all over, the black leader Frederick Douglass, the Cabinet, and other notables. John Wilkes Booth is visible in the crowd behind the president as he addresses posterity.

History

Americas

Thorndike Pr

Partners in Peace and Education: Roman Catholic-Presbyterian/Reformed Consultation Iv, Text and Discussion Guide

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

Introducing "The Family Limited Partnership" How to

Reynolds, Joyce K.

Stoll, Charles S.

Business & Money

Fortune Pr Pub Inc

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