Readers of American history and books on Abraham Lincoln will appreciate what Los Angeles Review of Books deems an ampampquotaccessible bookampampquot that ampampquotputs a human face ampampmdash many human faces ampampmdash on the story of Lincolnampamprsquos attitudes toward and engagement with African Americansampampquot and Publishers Weekly calls ampampquota rich and comprehensive account.ampampquotWidely praised and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize this book illuminates why Lincolnampamprsquos unprecedented welcoming of African American men and women to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States. From his 1862 meetings with Black Christian ministers Lincoln began inviting African Americans of every background into his home from exslaves from the Deep South to champions of abolitionism such as Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. More than a goodwill gesture the president conferred with his guests about the essential issues of citizenship and voting rights.