Author Discussion on American Slavery Today
Authors Rachel Swarns, Nick Tabor and Kidada Williams looked at America’s history of slavery and how it continues to affect society today.
156 viewsAuthors Rachel Swarns, Nick Tabor and Kidada Williams looked at America’s history of slavery and how it continues to affect society today.
156 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning author Caleb McDaniel told the story of Henrietta Wood, an enslaved woman who survived slavery twice and successfully sued her former owner for damages in 1870. This v…
304 viewsHistorian Joanne Freeman talked about violence in American politics from the early republic through the antebellum era, examining how it compares to modern partisan conflicts. This keynote w…
382 viewsProfessor Stephanie McCurry talked about her book, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South, in which she looks at the internal politics of the South during the Civil…
2,302 viewsHistorians and authors discuss ongoing legacies of the Civil War - the issues and controversies that are still being borne out today. Yale University s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of…
1,667 viewsThis week on The Civil War, author and University of Pennsylvania history professor Stephanie McCurry speaks about her book, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South.…
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