According to Garrison, what is wrong with gradual abolition of slavery? Does he think the Constitution is pro-freedom or pro-slavery? Why does Garrison not endorse political reform as the cure for the nation's ills? What is the key principle that Lincoln proposes for the "fusion" of various political interests into a new party? Contrast Lincoln's approach to eliminating slavery with Garrison's. What does Lincoln mean by comparing America to "a house divided against itself"? What is Frederick Douglass's view of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution? Does he view blacks in the United States as Americans? What do blacks in America need to flourish as human beings and as citizens? Why is Lincoln not an abolitionist? This lecture was part of the 2006 Presidential Academy for American History and Civics. Allen Guelzo is Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

Author:  Allen Guelzo

Duration: 01:27:59

Published: 2007-08-16

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