Honestly

"In the wake of the 2008 election and on the eve of an inaugural address with 'a new birth of freedom,' a phrase borrowed from the Gettysburg Address, as its theme, the Lincoln we should remember is the politician whose greatness lay in his capacity for growth. Much of that growth stemmed from his complex relationship with the radicals of his day, black and white abolitionists who fought against overwhelming odds to bring the moral issue of slavery to the forefront of national life."

In The Nation, Eric Foner ponders Abraham Lincoln during the bicentennial of the former president's birth.

And on his PBS show in February, Bill Moyers interviews Foner.