"The Children of Lincoln" by William D. Green Author Event

Framed around four White champions of African Americans in Minnesota, The Children of Lincoln reveals a little known but critical chapter in the state’s history as it intersects with the broader account of race in America.

It reveals a pattern of racial paternalism, describing how even “enlightened” White Northerners would come to embrace policies that reinforced a notion of Black "inferiority.”

Author signing after lecture, with books available for purchase.

This lecture will take place inside the Plank Museum & Visitor Center. Advance registration not required.