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
Historians in the Newstags: slavery, Confederate Monuments, Confederate Heritage

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Shackles and Dollars Historians and economists clash over slavery
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How Should We Memorialize Slavery?
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The Scholars Behind the Quest for Reparations
The Long Reach of David Brion Davis The historian’s in uence has been enormous, if not always obvious
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