Archive for February, 2011
Slavery In Washington, D.C.
Friday, February 25th, 2011The New York Times ran a very good piece today by Adam Goodheart on slavery in the nation’s capitol. Among other things, Goodheart tells readers about a curious auction that took place on the day of Lincoln’s first inauguration. Human beings were being auctioned off just five miles from where he took the oath of office; however, [...]
Fugitive Slave Act
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Many thanks to the students and teachers at Iles Elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, where I spoke about the Fugitive Slave Act this afternoon. What a nice group of students!