America's slave past is being analyzed as never before; yet it remains one of the most contentious issues in U.S. memory. In recent years; the culture wars over the way that slavery is remembered and taught have reached a new crescendo. From the argument about the display of the Confederate flag over the state house in Columbia; South Carolina; to the dispute over Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave Sally Hemings and the ongoing debates about reparations; the questions grow ever more urgent and more difficult.Edited by noted historians James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton; this collection explores current controversies and offers a bracing analysis of how people remember their past and how the lessons they draw influence American politics and culture today. Bringing together some of the nation's most respected historians; including Ira Berlin; David W. Blight; and Gary B. Nash; this is a major contribution to the unsettling but crucial debate about the significance of slavery and its meaning for racial reconciliation.Contributors:Ira Berlin; University of MarylandDavid W. Blight; Yale UniversityJames Oliver Horton; George Washington UniversityLois E. Horton; George Mason UniversityBruce Levine; University of IllinoisEdward T. Linenthal; University of Wisconsin-OshkoshJoanne Melish; University of KentuckyGary B. Nash; University of California; Los AngelesDwight T. Pitcaithley; New Mexico State UniversityMarie Tyler-McGraw; Washington; D.C.John Michael Vlach; George Washington University
#451710 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 2005-04-18 2005-04-18Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .59 x 6.13l; .76 #File Name: 0807856088236 pages
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0 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A Story of Woman's Rights in Antebellum New YorkBy Elbridge G. RinesThis was especially interesting to us as it mentioned several women we had been researching for genealogy.
