SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Ed
11-14-17
tags: slavery, Confederate Monuments, Confederate Heritage
Scholarship on the history of slavery has leapt beyond academe to force a societal reckoning. As America confronts its past, historians are asking new questions, pushing colleges, corporations, cities, museums, and governments to account for their ties to slavery.
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11-14-17
Scholars of Slavery Force a Public Reckoning
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