Evan Turïano reports on #OAH2018 panels, including the "State of the Field: Abolition and Emancipation" for Muster: "In a question posed from the audience, Thavolia Glymph, Professor of History at Duke University, expressed shock that the state of the field was such that “Does emancipation matter?” was still an open question. She received the first … Continue reading BLOGROLL: Two Visions of Abolition and Emancipation #OAH18
Richard Blackett
BOOK: Blackett on Fugitive Slaves and the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law
R. J. M. Blackett, The Captive’s Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery (Cambridge ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2018). via Cambridge: "This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field's most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact fugitive … Continue reading BOOK: Blackett on Fugitive Slaves and the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law
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