[The] basic idea of the book is simple: Everything you think you know about Lincoln and race is wrong. Every schoolchild, for example, knows the story of "the great emancipator" who freed Negroes with a stroke of the pen out of the goodness of his heart. The real Lincoln ... was a conservative politician who said repeatedly that he believed in white supremacy. Not only that: He opposed the basic principle of the Emancipation Proclamation until his death and was literally forced – Count Adam Gurowski said he was literally whipped – "into the glory of having issued the Emancipation Proclamation," which Lincoln drafted in such a way that it did not in and of itself free a single slave.
Bennett's critics, including historians James M. McPherson and Eric Foner, as well as political scientist Lucas E. Morel, believe that he ignores Lincoln's political and moral growth during the course of the Civil War. In addition, they surmise that Bennett oversimplifies the complexities of the period on issues of race when criticizing Lincoln. They also point out many direct errors and manipulations in the work, such as switching Lincoln's yes and no votes as senator, quoting out of context and presenting false numbers. Unlike Bennett, they conclude that Lincoln was instrumental in creating the framework that emancipated the slaves in the United States.[1][2][3]
In a 2009 review of three newly published books on Lincoln, historian Brian Dirck referred to Bennett's 2000 work and linked him with Thomas DiLorenzo, another critic of Lincoln. He wrote that "Few Civil War scholars take Bennett and DiLorenzo seriously, pointing to their narrow political agenda and faulty research."[4]
^Morel, Lucas E. (Fall 2000). "Forced into Gory Lincoln Revisionism". Claremont Review of Books. Claremont Institute. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
^Dirck, Brian (September 2009). "Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery, and: Act of Justice: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War, and: Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment (review)". Civil War History. 55 (3): 382–385. doi:10.1353/cwh.0.0090.
Further readingedit
Barr, John M. "Holding Up a Flawed Mirror to the American Soul: Abraham Lincoln in the Writings of Lerone Bennett Jr." Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 35.1 (2014): 43-65. online
Morel, Lucas E. "Forced Into Gory Lincoln Revisionism," Claremont Review of Books, (2000) vol 1#1 online
External linksedit
DiLorenzo, Thomas J. (January 12, 2008). "An African-American Icon Speaks Truth to the Lincoln Cult". LewRockwell.com.
Booknotes interview with Bennett on Forced Into Glory, September 10, 2000, C-SPAN
Panel discussion on Forced Into Glory, September 24, 2000, C-SPAN
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forced, into, glory, abraham, lincoln, white, dream, 2000, book, written, lerone, bennett, african, american, scholar, historian, served, executive, editor, ebony, decades, criticizes, united, states, president, abraham, lincoln, claims, that, reputation, grea. Forced into Glory Abraham Lincoln s White Dream 2000 is a book written by Lerone Bennett Jr an African American scholar and historian who served as the executive editor of Ebony for decades It criticizes United States President Abraham Lincoln and claims that his reputation as the Great Emancipator during the American Civil War is undeserved In his introduction Bennett wrote The basic idea of the book is simple Everything you think you know about Lincoln and race is wrong Every schoolchild for example knows the story of the great emancipator who freed Negroes with a stroke of the pen out of the goodness of his heart The real Lincoln was a conservative politician who said repeatedly that he believed in white supremacy Not only that He opposed the basic principle of the Emancipation Proclamation until his death and was literally forced Count Adam Gurowski said he was literally whipped into the glory of having issued the Emancipation Proclamation which Lincoln drafted in such a way that it did not in and of itself free a single slave The book is dedicated to those individuals whom Bennett calls the real abolitionists including Frederick Douglass Thaddeus Stevens and Wendell Phillips In the dedication he praises them for forcing Lincoln into glory Bennett s critics including historians James M McPherson and Eric Foner as well as political scientist Lucas E Morel believe that he ignores Lincoln s political and moral growth during the course of the Civil War In addition they surmise that Bennett oversimplifies the complexities of the period on issues of race when criticizing Lincoln They also point out many direct errors and manipulations in the work such as switching Lincoln s yes and no votes as senator quoting out of context and presenting false numbers Unlike Bennett they conclude that Lincoln was instrumental in creating the framework that emancipated the slaves in the United States 1 2 3 In a 2009 review of three newly published books on Lincoln historian Brian Dirck referred to Bennett s 2000 work and linked him with Thomas DiLorenzo another critic of Lincoln He wrote that Few Civil War scholars take Bennett and DiLorenzo seriously pointing to their narrow political agenda and faulty research 4 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also editThe Real LincolnReferences edit McPherson James M August 27 2000 Lincoln the Devil The New York Times Retrieved January 17 2022 Foner Eric April 9 2000 Recent Book Reviews Los Angeles Times Book Review Retrieved 2007 07 26 Morel Lucas E Fall 2000 Forced into Gory Lincoln Revisionism Claremont Review of Books Claremont Institute Retrieved July 26 2007 Dirck Brian September 2009 Father Abraham Lincoln s Relentless Struggle to End Slavery and Act of Justice Lincoln s Emancipation Proclamation and the Law of War and Lincoln and Freedom Slavery Emancipation and the Thirteenth Amendment review Civil War History 55 3 382 385 doi 10 1353 cwh 0 0090 Further reading editBarr John M Holding Up a Flawed Mirror to the American Soul Abraham Lincoln in the Writings of Lerone Bennett Jr Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 35 1 2014 43 65 online Morel Lucas E Forced Into Gory Lincoln Revisionism Claremont Review of Books 2000 vol 1 1 onlineExternal links editDiLorenzo Thomas J January 12 2008 An African American Icon Speaks Truth to the Lincoln Cult LewRockwell com Booknotes interview with Bennett on Forced Into Glory September 10 2000 C SPAN Panel discussion on Forced Into Glory September 24 2000 C SPAN nbsp This article about a non fiction book on U S history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forced into Glory amp oldid 1066353730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
