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OverviewLincoln became great from reading, writing, studying, thinking, making speeches, working steadily as a lawyer and working continuously on self improvement. We are fortunate that Lincoln was rebellious as a child and learned to read. There was another rebellious class of people at the time-slaves. Slaves were forbidden to learn to read and write. Many of them made a decision to do the opposite of what their masters ordered. They secretly learned to read and write. Lincoln as president had a great respect for former slaves who wrote and lectured. To him, they were heroic. Many were self taught and seemed more intelligent than Lincoln himself in spite of being badly mistreated before escaping slavery. Sojourer Truth noticed that President Lincoln seemed to admire black people. She said, he showed as much kindness and consideration to the colored persons as to the white-if there was any difference, more. At his second inaugural reception he said to Frederick Douglass, Douglass, I saw you in the crowd today listening to my inaugural address. There is no man's opinion that I value more than yours: what did you think of it? It was a sacred effort, said Douglass. Lincoln became an early martyr for African American Civil Rights. During his last speech he said, It is unsatisfactory to some that the elective franchise is not given to the colored man. I would myself that it were now conferred on the very intelligent and on those who served our cause as soldiers. That was too much for John Wilkes Booth. He decided to kill him. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Beth SmithPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9781985669253ISBN 10: 1985669250 Pages: 406 Publication Date: 17 February 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMary Beth Smith is a graduate of Notre Dame of Maryland University. She worked as a programmer/analyst in Baltimore and at the Kennedy Space Center. She lives with her husband novelist G. Ernest Smith and several furry children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |