Few expected politician Abraham Lincoln and Congregational minister
Owen Lovejoy to be friends when they met in 1854. One was a
cautious lawyer who deplored abolitionists' flouting of the law,
the other an outspoken antislavery activist who captained a stop on
the Underground Railroad. Yet the two built a relationship that, in
Lincoln's words, "was one of increasing respect and esteem."
In "Collaborators for Emancipation: Abraham Lincoln and Owen
Lovejoy," the authors examine the thorny issue of the pragmatism
typically ascribed to Lincoln versus the radicalism of Lovejoy, and
the role each played in ending slavery. Exploring the men's
politics, personal traits, and religious convictions, the book
traces their separate paths in life as well as their frequent
interactions. "Collaborators for Emancipation" shows how Lincoln
and Lovejoy influenced one another and analyzes the strategies and
systems of belief each brought to the epic controversies of slavery
versus abolition and union versus disunion.
Moore and Moore, editors of a previous volume of Lovejoy's
writings, use their deep knowledge of his words and life to move
beyond mere politics to a nuanced perspective on the fabric of
religion and personal background that underlay the minister's
worldview. Their multifaceted work of history and biography reveals
how Lincoln embraced the radical idea of emancipation, and how
Lovejoy shaped his own radicalism to wield the pragmatic political
tools needed to reach that ultimate goal.
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