Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America (Steve Inskeep - LP) greenwalt by Roger Lowenstein

by Roger Lowenstein

No one would have expected them to become friends—or to transform the country

000 Confederate soldiers remained under arms east of the Mississippi River

and interpret the Emancipation Proclamation in three distinct respects: the influence of and impact upon African Americans

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Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America (Steve Inskeep - LP) greenwalt by Roger Lowensteinby Steve Inskeep In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyerAbraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: If for this you and I must differ, differ we must, and said they would be friends forever. Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree. Democracy demanded it, since even an adversary had a