Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and the Civil War: "A Trial of Principle and Faith"
- ISBN-10
- 1440833206
- ISBN-13
- 9781440833205
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-16
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- William C. Kashatus
Description
This unique addition to Civil War literature examines the extensive influence Quaker belief and practice had on Lincoln's decisions relative to slavery, including his choice to emancipate the slaves. • Explains the critical role Quakers exercised in Lincoln's prosecution of the Civil War • Reveals how Quakers employed their historic commitments to abolitionism and pacifism to convince Lincoln of the necessity of emancipation, freedmen's relief and education, and conscientious objection • Highlights Lincoln's interactions and correspondence with individual British and American Quakers and Quaker groups • Provides readers with important context necessary to understand one of the nation's most respected humanitarian groups • Includes nearly two dozen period photographs that provide a fascinating glimpse into long-ago history • Examines the Quakers' 150-year crusade against slavery, their efforts to improve the conditions of free blacks, and the religious beliefs that informed those activities
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