Wide Awake: The Connecticut Youth Movement that Elected Lincoln
In the election before the Civil War, young anti-slavery activists in Connecticut organized one of the largest, strangest, and most consequential mass movements in American history. Their incredible rise helped elect Lincoln, but also sparked the Civil War. Learn more about the “Wide Awakes” with Jon Grinspan, author of the new book, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War.
