Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember?
From The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie by The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
June 3, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
Damon Root discusses the path to emancipation, the struggle to secure freedom after the Civil War, and the constitutional changes that remade America.
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Host: Nick Gillespie
Guest: Damon Root
Topics covered
- emancipation
- Civil War
- constitutional changes
- freedom
- American history
Keywords
- Lincoln
- emancipation
- Civil War
- freedom
- constitutional changes
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