David Blight writes: "In “Self-Made Man,” a new book published by the Cato Institute, the lawyer Timothy Sandefur argues that Douglass’s essential legacy lies in his advocacy of liberty, individualism and private property and free enterprise. The radical abolitionist who risked all to use words and politics to free an entire people from slavery was, … Continue reading BLOGROLL: Blight on How the Right Co-Opts Frederick Douglass – The New York Times
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EDITED: Horton and Horton on Slavery and American Memory
James Oliver Horton and Lois E Horton. Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. via UNC Press: 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 … Continue reading EDITED: Horton and Horton on Slavery and American Memory
Blight: What gives the Confederacy its staying power?
In April, when Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a proclamation reviving Confederate History Month in the commonwealth, he reminded us once again of the Confederacy's staying power. Wittingly or not, McDonnell demonstrated that historical "memory disputes" are always about the present, as he spoke in the tradition of a long line of Southern leaders beginning … Continue reading Blight: What gives the Confederacy its staying power?
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