Sovereign of a free people Abraham Lincoln, majority rule, and slavery Abraham Lincoln, majority rule, and slavery Read, James H. 1958- creator author. text bibliography biography History ksu 2023 monographic eng print 400 pages : map ; 24 cm. "Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln's defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offered an innovative account of the interplay between majorities and minorities in the context of crosscutting issues and shifting public opinion-an account that is particularly timely today, with a new minority threatening violence in response to a valid election with which it was dissatisfied"-- "The only true sovereign of a free people" -- "We divide into majorities and minorities" -- "The capability of a people to govern themselves" -- "Aroused him as he had never been before": from Kansas-Nebraska to house divided -- "Of strange, discordant, and even, hostile elements": building an antislavery electoral majority -- "The plank is large enough": Lincoln on race, colonization, and coexistence -- "In course of ultimate extinction": strategy for the peaceful end of slavery -- "To declare the right, so that the enforcement might follow": Lincoln's reconstruction of natural right. James H. Read. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Political and social views Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 United States Politics and government 1849-1877 Representative government and representation United States History Democracy United States History Slavery United States History 19th century États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1849-1877 Gouvernement représentatif États-Unis Histoire Esclavage États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch Democracy Political and social views Politics and government Representative government and representation Slavery United States 1800-1899 fast E457.2 .R325 2023 973.7092 POL046000 POL040010 Sovereign of a free people Read, James H., 1958- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2023 (DLC) 2022042592 American political thought 9780700634774 0700634770 9780700634781 2022042591 pda,print DLC 221217 20250318213229.5 in00004771085 eng