Would Lincoln have been a social democrat?
From Q & Abe by President Lincoln's Cottage
March 20, 2025 · 34 min · Season 7 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode explores whether Lincoln would align with social democracy, discussing various political ideologies and historical context.
For this episode, we're talking about a question asked by a college student hoping to make contemporary political connections. Along the way we learn the difference between agrarian, republican, socialist, and democrat, hear some of Lincoln's speeches, and discuss the process of unionization here at the Cottage. Guests: Harold Holzer Sean Griffin Haley Bryant www.lincolncottage.org
People in this episode
Guests: Harold Holzer, Sean Griffin, Haley Bryant
Topics covered
- politics
- Lincoln
- unionization
- social democracy
Keywords
- agrarian
- republican
- socialist
- democrat
- speeches
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