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Slavery and the FoundersRecent Book Review
Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson
In his fully-researched and measured Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson, Professor Paul Finkelman, an authority on early US history, argues persuasively that the Founding Fathers of the Constitution were fatally flawed on issues of race and slavery, that they surrendered to slaveholders, and the best among them didn't even put up a fight.
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Other Book Reviews by William Loren Katz

Vincente GuerreroThe Legacy of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico's First Black Indian President
Vincent relates Guerrero's story with verve and style...his fine, detailed study restores one of the great figures of the Americas, and places him along with others of his class and color in the limelight of history they earned through daring, courage and sacrifice.
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