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Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory

by James Oliver (edt) Horton

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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 over the way that slavery is remembered and taught have reached a new crescendo. From the argument about the display of the Confederate flag over the state house in Columbia, South Carolina, to the dispute over Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave Sally Hemings and the ongoing debates about reparations, the questions grow ever more urgent and more difficult.

Edited by noted historians James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton, this collection explores current controversies and offers a bracing analysis of how people remember their past and how the lessons they draw influence American politics and culture today. Bringing together some of the nation's most respected historians, including Ira Berlin, David W. Blight, and Gary B. Nash, this is a major contribution to the unsettling but crucial debate about the significance of slavery and its meaning for racial reconciliation.

Contributors:

Ira Berlin, University of Marylan

David W. Blight, Yale University

James Oliver Horton, George Washington University

Lois E. Horton, George Mason University

Bruce Levine, University of Illinois

Edward T. Linenthal, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Joanne Melish, University of Kentucky

Gary B. Nash, University of California, Los Angeles

Dwight T. Pitcaithley, New Mexico State University

Marie Tyler-McGraw, Washington, D.C.

John Michael Vlach, George Washington University

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About the Author

James Oliver Horton is the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University. Lois E. Horton is professor of history emerita at George Mason University.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807859162
Subtitle:
The Tough Stuff of American Memory
Author:
Horton, James Oliver (edt)
Editor:
Horton, Lois E.
Editor:
Horton, James Oliver
Author:
Horton, James Oliver
Author:
Horton, Lois E.
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor
Subject:
Historiography
Subject:
United States Race relations.
Subject:
Slavery -- United States -- History.
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Slavery; public history; Gary B. Nash; Marie Tyler-McGraw; Dwight T. Pitcaithley; Edward T. Linenthal; Ira Berlin; John Michael Vlach; Lois E. Horton; James Oliver Horton; Bruce Levine; David W. Blight; Joanne Melish; Civil War; memorialization; commemora
Subject:
Public history.
Subject:
Gary B. Nash
Subject:
Marie Tyler-McGraw
Subject:
Dwight T. Pitcaithley
Subject:
Edward T. Linenthal
Subject:
Ira Berlin
Subject:
John Michael Vlach
Subject:
Lois E. Horton
Subject:
James Oliver Horton
Subject:
Bruce Levine
Subject:
David W. Blight
Subject:
Joanne Melish
Subject:
Civil war
Subject:
memorialization
Subject:
Commemoration
Subject:
Monticello
Subject:
National Park Service
Subject:
Liberty bell
Subject:
Richmond
Subject:
Thomas Jefferson
Subject:
Sally Hemings
Subject:
Library of congress
Subject:
black soldiers
Subject:
Abraham Lincoln
Subject:
Colonial Williamsburg
Subject:
United states
Subject:
American history
Subject:
poublic history
Subject:
history of slavery
Subject:
African American Studies
Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Subject:
African-American
Subject:
African American Studies-Black Heritage
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20090201
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.13 in
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