Frederick Douglass Prize for Best Book on Slavery
The first Frederick Douglass Prize for a book on slavery or abolition was shared by Professor Ira Berlin of the University of Maryland and P… read more
The first Frederick Douglass Prize for a book on slavery or abolition was shared by Professor Ira Berlin of the University of Maryland and Professor Philip B. Morgan of the College of William and Mary. Professor Robert Oldwell of the University of Texas was named first runner-up. Speakers talked about the history of slavery in the U.S. and about documenting and writing about slavery. close
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David Brion Davis Director Yale University->Gilder Lehrman Ctr. for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
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Richard Gilder Co-Founder Yale University->Gilder Lehrman Ctr. for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
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Lewis E. Lehrman Co-Founder Yale University->Gilder Lehrman Ctr. for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
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