Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America (Steve Inskeep - LP) Section- General Custer Checkers (#23365)

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Taylor shows in often gripping detail how the most basic necessities of life were elemental to a former slave's quest for freedom and full citizenship

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Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America (Steve Inskeep - LP) Section- General Custer Checkers (#23365)by 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