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James A. Rawley: Civil War Historian Dies at 89

James A. Rawley, 89, an author, professor and nationally known expert on race relations, died Tuesday in Lincoln, Neb., after suffering a stroke.

He moved to Lincoln in 1964 and taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was an authority on the Civil War, Reconstruction and the history of race relations. The Organization of American Historians created the Rawley Prize for accomplished historians in the area of race relations.

His books include The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A History and Turning Points of the Civil War.