Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Abraham Lincoln on Race and Slavery xvii
6. 1. Protest in Illinois Legislature on Slavery 1
7. 2. Address Before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois 3
8. 3. A L to Mary Speed 9
9. 4. Temperance Address 11
10. 5. A L to Williamson Durley 16
11. 6. A L to Josephus Hewett 20
12. 7. Speech at Worcester, Massachusetts 23
13. 8. Remarks and Resolution Introduced in United States House of Representatives Concerning Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia 26
14. 9. Eulogy on Henry Clay & Outline for Speech to the Colonization Society 31
15. 10. Speech to the Springfield Scott Club 43
16. 11. Fragments on Slavery 48
17. 12. Speech at Bloomington, Illinois 51
18. 13. Speech at Peoria, Illinois 56
19. 14. A L to Ichabod Codding 69
20. 15. A L to Owen Lovejoy 71
21. 16. A L to George Robertson 73
22. 17. A L to Joshua F. Speed 77
23. 18. Speech at Kalamazoo, Michigan 84
24. 19. A L to Newton Deming and George P. Strong 90
25. 20. Speech at Springfield, Illinois 92
26. 21. A House Divided, Speech at Springfield, Illinois 103
27. 22. A L to John L. Scripps 107
28. 23. Fragment on the Struggle Against Slavery 109
29. 24. Speech at Chicago, Illinois 111
30. 25. Speech at Springfield, Illinois 119
31. 26. Speech at Lewistown, Illinois 124
32. 27. First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa, Illinois 127
33. 28. Second Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Freeport, Illinois 137
34. 29. Speech at Carlinville, Illinois 143
35. 30. Speech at Clinton, Illinois 149
36. 31. Speech at Edwardsville, Illinois 152
37. 32. Fourth Debate with Stephen A. Douglas 156
38. 33. Fragment on Pro-slavery Theology 160
39. 34. Seventh and Last Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Alton, Illinois & AL to James N. Brown 163
40. 35. A L to Salmon P. Chase 174
41. 36. Speech at Columbus, Ohio 177
42. 37. Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio 187
43. 38. Fragment on Free Labor 191
44. 39. Address at the Cooper Institute, New York City 193
45. 40. Speech at Hartford, Connecticut 202
46. 41. A L to John A. Gilmer 210
47. 42. First Inaugural Address 214
48. 43. A L to Orville H. Browning 218
49. 44. Message to Congress 222
50. 45. A L to James A. McDougall 225
51. 46. A L to Horace Greeley & Message to Congress 228
52. 47. Appeal to Border State Representatives to Favor Compensated Emancipation 231
53. 48. Address on Colonization to a Deputation of Negroes 235
54. 49. A L to Horace Greeley 242
55. 50. Reply to Emancipation Memorial Presented by Chicago Christians of All Denominations 245
56. 51. Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 250
57. 52. Annual Message to Congress 255
58. 53. Emancipation Proclamation 265
59. 54. A L to Andrew Johnson 270
60. 55. Resolution on Slavery 272
61. 56. A L to John M. Schofield 274
62. 57. Order of Retaliation 276
63. 58. A L to Nathaniel P. Banks 279
64. 59. A L to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 282
65. 60. A L to James C. Conkling 284
66. 61. Fragment 290
67. 62. Annual Message to Congress 292
68. 63. Reply to New York Workingmen’s Democratic Republican Association 295
69. 64. A L to Albert G. Hodges 298
70. 65. A L to Edwin M. Stanton 302
71. 66. Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills 305
72. 67. Resolution Submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the States 308
73. 68. Second Inaugural Address 310
74. 69. Speech to One Hundred Fortieth Indiana Regiment 313
75. 70. Last Public Address 316
76. Appendix: Lincoln, Race, and Humor 321
77. Index 329