| | Introduction | p. 1 |
| | Abraham Lincoln | |
| | First Inaugural Address | p. 105 |
| | Emancipation Proclamation | p. 115 |
| | Gettysburg Address | p. 119 |
| | Second Inaugural Address | p. 121 |
| | Karl Marx | |
| | The North American Civil War | p. 127 |
| | The American Question in England | p. 139 |
| | The Civil War in the United States | p. 151 |
| | The American Civil War | p. 161 |
| | A Criticism of American Affairs | p. 173 |
| | Abolitionist Demonstrations in America | p. 177 |
| | Letters | |
| | Letter from Marx to Annenkov | p. 185 |
| | Letters between Marx and Engels | p. 189 |
| | Letters between Marx and Lincoln | p. 211 |
| | Articles | |
| | Woodbull & Claflin | p. 219 |
| | Independence vs. Dependence! Which? | p. 219 |
| | The Rights of Children | p. 222 |
| | Interview with Karl Marx | p. 225 |
| | Conclusion to Black and White | p. 233 |
| | Preface to the American Edition of The Condition of the Working-Class in England | p. 239 |
| | Speeches at the Founding of the Industrial Workers of the World | p. 251 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 259 |