Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln (Fred Lee Horn, Matthew D. Norman - BH) battle this concise volume is a

this concise volume is a vivid depiction of the painfully slow march of all Americans―white and black

Where previous Lincoln biographers describe his temperament as “moderate

As he argues cases

and Hollywood’s long relationship with the Lost Cause narrative

Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln (Fred Lee Horn, Matthew D. Norman - BH) battle this concise volume is aby Fred Lee Hord (Editor, Introduction), Matthew D. Norman (Editor, Introduction) Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of