Emancipation: The Abolition and Aftermath of American Slavery and Russian Serfdom by Peter KolchinRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1 mbOverview: In this sequel to his landmark study, historian Peter Kolchin compares the transition to freedom after American emancipation with the Russian Great Reforms The two largest transitions from unfree to free labor of the many that occurred […]
An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America by Matthew StewartRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 306 MBOverview: How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War. In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy […]
Abraham Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation, 1861-1865 by William K. KlingamanRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 5.7 MbOverview: In this comprehensive account of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, William K. Klingaman takes a fresh look at what is arguably the most controversial reform in American history. Taking the reader from Lincoln’s inauguration through the Civil War […]
An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War over Slavery, and the Refounding of America by Matthew Stewart Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.9 MbOverview: How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War. This is a story about a […]
Radical Politics: On the Causes of Contemporary Emancipation by Peter D. Thomas / Narrated by John KeatingRequirements: .MP3 player, 337 mbOverview: The last twenty years have witnessed a proliferation of radical social and political movements around the world. From the International Women’s Strike and Occupy, to #BlackLivesMatter and direct action against the climate emergency, a […]