My guest is award-winning author Saladin Ambar, who examines a wave of racially motivated killings along the Mississippi River in the 1830s – events that left a deep impression on a young Abraham Lincoln and helped inspire his Lyceum Address.
His book, Murder on the Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln, explores how these crimes shaped Lincoln’s early views on justice and mob rule.
The author’s website: https://www.diversionbooks.com/books/murder-on-the-mississippi
The author on Twitter/X: https://x.com/dinambar
The author on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saladin.ambar
