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Robert Cherny talked about Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the permanent changes to the federal government the two presidents brought about in response to national emergencies.

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Long before the Trump Administration's efforts to mute the history of U.S. slavery, Congress banned discussion of the topic.

An absorbing and sensitive survey, Zaakir Tameez's book adeptly captures the many contradictions of the tumultuous life of a truly great, flawed leader, Charles Sumner.