Bonus: Douglass and Johnson
From Q & Abe by President Lincoln's Cottage
January 15, 2026 · 7 min · Season 8
About this episode
This bonus episode discusses the research surprises about Lincoln and Douglass and highlights Douglass's personal and professional life separation.
This bonus episode accompanies episode 8.2, "Weren't they friends?" Lucas Morel and Jon White told us about the surprises they discovered in researching their book about Lincoln and Douglass, and Kevin Bryant shared a story that highlights the separation Douglass had to keep between his personal and professional lives.
People in this episode
Guests: Lucas Morel, Jon White, Kevin Bryant
Topics covered
- Lincoln
- Douglass
- friendship
- research
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