Did Frederick Douglass Diss Abe Lincoln? with Lucas Morel and Jonathan White

Join us for Objectively Speaking with Lucas Morel and Jonathan W. White on Wednesday, October 22 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Lucas Morel and Jonathan White are co-authors of the new book Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln, which assembles Frederick Douglass’s most meaningful and poignant statements about Abraham Lincoln, including a dozen newly discovered documents that have not been seen for 160 years. 

They join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for a special joint interview to discuss their book, as well as their views on Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, slavery and emancipation, and the U.S. Constitution. Lucas Morel is a Professor of Ethics and Politics at Washington and Lee University and works at the Jack Miller Center as a Board Member, Academic Advisory Council Member, and Founding Civics Initiative Faculty. He is the author of several books and publications, including Lincoln and the American Founding, and currently serves on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which will plan activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. 

Jonathan White is a historian, Jack Miller Center Academic Advisory Council Member and Founding Civics Initiative Faculty, alongside being the author or editor of more than 20 books and over 100 articles, essays, and reviews on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, who returns to Objectively Speaking after previously joining us to discuss his first children’s book My Day with Abe Lincoln, alongside his book A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House. Join the conversation and ask your questions LIVE on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.