Am Interview with Richard Fox

Our conversation with Richard Fox, Professor of history at the University of Southern California and recent author of “Lincoln’s Body: A Cultural History,” now out with W.W. Norton. In this interview, Dr. Fox discusses the political power of Lincoln’s body during his presidency, the significance of Lincoln’s funeral train, and the power of the “enshrined body” and the “national body” in the 150 years since his death.

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A Reconstruction Bookshelf

Library of Congress In this sketch by Alfred Waud, a federal official stands between armed groups of southern whites and African Americans during Reconstruction. It’s safe to say that while…