Zealot & Emancipator

Zealot & Emancipator

Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 953

  • Apr 9, 2021 6:00 pm
  • 52:49 mins

University of Texas at Austin's H. W. Brands contrasts the styles of Abraham Lincoln and John Brown in the fight to end slavery. Josh Mensch describes a foiled assassination attempt on President-elect Abraham Lincoln.

Episode Segments

John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom

37m

John Brown and Abraham Lincoln stood on the same side of the fight against slavery, but Brown and Lincoln’s respective approaches to the fight could not have been more different.

John Brown and Abraham Lincoln stood on the same side of the fight against slavery, but Brown and Lincoln’s respective approaches to the fight could not have been more different.

The Plot to Prevent Lincoln’s Presidency

16m

Long before John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s theater, another group tried to assassinate Lincoln and prevent him from ever taking office in the first place.

Long before John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s theater, another group tried to assassinate Lincoln and prevent him from ever taking office in the first place.
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