Lerone Bennett traces the development of Lincoln's beliefs about African-descended people, slavery, and citizenship from his youth through his assassination in 1865 situating Lincoln's thought and actions in the sociohistorical context in which he lived. In doing this, Bennett shows how Lincoln's racial politics laid the foundations for the system of racial apartheid that endures to this day.

Hosted by: Afro-American Studies and Research Program

In conjunction with: African-American Cultural Program, Center for African Studies, College of Education, Department of Anthropology, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Department of History, Department of Sociology, Department of Theatre, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Latina/o Studies Program, Unit for Cinema Studies, Unit for Criticism and Interpretative Theory, Women's Studies Program