Tag Archives: slavery

Wednesday’s Book Review: “From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969″

Posted on January 16, 2013 by launiusr

From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969. By Eric Williams. New York: Vintage Books, 1970. I visited the Caribbean for the first time in the fall of 2011, and this sparked me to want to learn more … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics | Tagged 1492-1969, abolition of slavery, Capitalism and Slavery, Caribbean, climate, Cuba, dominant narratives, Eric Williams, Fidel Castro, From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, Haiti, industrial revolution, libya, politics, Puerto Rico, science, slavery, sugar plantations, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Trinidad and Tobago | Leave a comment

Considering Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the 13th Amendment

Posted on December 31, 2012 by launiusr

The recent Lincoln biopic by Steven Spielberg, with its masterful performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, has raised to a new level interest in the process whereby slaves achieved freedom during the Civil War. The film focuses on … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Personal, Politics | Tagged 13th amendment, 13th amendment to the constitution, abolishing slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner, civil war, Committee on the Conduct of the War, current-events, Daniel Day-Lewis, Democrats, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Emancipation Proclamation, Hans L. Trefousse, Horace Greeley, Lincoln, politics, Pulitzer Prize, racial justice, Radical Republicans, Republican Party, Second Annual Message to Congress, slavery, Steven Spielberg, Team of Rivals, Thaddeus Stevens, United States Congress, United States Constitution | 5 Comments

Wednesday’s Book Review: “School Book Nation: Conflicts over American History Textbooks from the Civil War to the Present”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by launiusr

School Book Nation: Conflicts over American History Textbooks from the Civil War to the Present. By Joseph Moreau. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2003. The premise of School Book Nation: Conflicts over American History Textbooks from the Civil War … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics, World War II | Tagged Alexander Stephens, American Revised, American sectionalism, civil war, Frances FitzGerald, Harold Rugg, History, Jeb Bush, Joseph Moreau, New Deal, politics, Progressivism, public perceptions, public policy, race relations, slavery, Thomas Wentworth Higginson | 3 Comments

Notes on a New Book: Jill Lepore’s Analysis of the Memory of the American Revolution

Posted on August 19, 2011 by launiusr

The Whites of their Eyes: The Tea Party’s Revolution and the Battle over American History. By Jill Lepore. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. There is a war being waged over American history. Sorry if you weren’t aware of it, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Personal, Politics | Tagged American exceptionalism, American Revolution, Constitution, Founding Fathers, George Washington, History, James Madison, Jill Lepore, Michelle Bachmann, public perceptions, public policy, slavery, Tea Party, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: slavery

Wednesday’s Book Review: “From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969″

Considering Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the 13th Amendment

Wednesday’s Book Review: “School Book Nation: Conflicts over American History Textbooks from the Civil War to the Present”

Notes on a New Book: Jill Lepore’s Analysis of the Memory of the American Revolution

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