How Lincoln Tamed His Rivals

In this clip from the PBS series ‘Looking for Lincoln,’ The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks to “Team of Rivals” author Doris Kearns Goodwin about how Lincoln used his political instincts and powerful oratory to co-opt his rivals. Suggested Reading Iyanla Vanzant’s Decision Not To Attend Her Daughter’s Funeral Rev. William Barber: Why…