Demise of Slavery
2016-03-05T10:59:50-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWI5XC8yMDE2MDIyOTA2MDE0NTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Ira Berlin talked about his book The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States. In his book, Professor Berlin argues that the slaves' struggle for freedom was a long and difficult process, and that undoing slavery required persistence, tenacity, and violence. He also claims that the emancipation process was led by freed African Americans who believed that all Americans had the right of equality and full citizenship.
Ira Berlin talked about his book The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States. In his book, Professor Berlin argues tha… read more
Ira Berlin talked about his book The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States. In his book, Professor Berlin argues that the slaves' struggle for freedom was a long and difficult process, and that undoing slavery required persistence, tenacity, and violence. He also claims that the emancipation process was led by freed African Americans who believed that all Americans had the right of equality and full citizenship. close
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