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Slavery And Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory,Used
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A fascinating collection of essays by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery (Booklist Online).In recent years, the culture wars have called into question the way Americas history of slavery is depicted in books, films, television programs, historical sites, and museums. In the first attempt to examine the historiography of slavery, this unique collection of essays looks at recent controversies that have played out in the public arena, with contributions by such noted historians as Ira Berlin, David W. Blight, and Gary B. Nash.From the cancellation of the Library of Congresss Back of the Big House slavery exhibit at the request of the institutions African American employees, who found the visual images of slavery too distressing, to the public reaction to DNA findings confirming Thomas Jeffersons relationship with his slave Sally Hemings, Slavery and Public History takes on contemporary reactions to the fundamental contradiction of American historythe existence of slavery in a country dedicated to freedomand offers a bracing analysis of how Americans choose to remember the past, and how those choices influence our politics and culture.Americans seem perpetually surprised by slaveryits extent (North as well as South), its span (over half of our four centuries of Anglo settlement), and its continuing influence. The wideranging yet connected essays in [this book] will help us all to remember and understand. James W. Loewen, author of Sundown Towns
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