Monthly Archives: September 2011

Foner Discussion

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

As noted on the schedule, next Wednesday Friday we will be having a discussion of Eric Foner’s Nothing But Freedom, one of the required books for this course. Those students who are NOT in Brown College need to comment on … Continue reading →

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Comic relief

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

If you’re looking for a laugh or two as you work on your second position papers, you might want to look at the real explanation for How the South Was Lost.

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TV Editorial on Confederate Flag

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Last week, I mentioned the recent and ongoing controversy about a proposal to put the Confederate battle flag on Texas license plates. (You can read more about it here.) I also mentioned that I had met with the editorial board … Continue reading →

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Questions from Class

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Yesterday Zack pointed out that private letters written by Lincoln might shed more light on his views about slavery and emancipation. I mentioned a letter that Lincoln wrote in April 1864 to Albert G. Hodges, and you can view the … Continue reading →

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Position Paper #2

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

The packet for Position Paper #2 has now been posted to OWL-Space. More information about the paper will be provided in class tomorrow and especially on Friday.

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The Lincoln Map

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

On Monday, I mentioned some recent historical work that has been done about the painting depicted here–Francis Bicknell Carpenter’s First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln. Historian Susan Schulten of the University of Denver has argued that the … Continue reading →

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Who Freed the Slaves?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

I have uploaded two articles to OWL-Space–one by Ira Berlin and one by James McPherson, and both titled “Who Freed the Slaves?” These articles are assigned readings to be completed by class time on Wednesday, so please make plans to … Continue reading →

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Manning Discussion

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Next Wednesday we will spend our class time discussing the required book by Chandra Manning: What This Cruel War Was Over. The entire book is required reading. This is a longer reading assignment than we’ve had to this point, but … Continue reading →

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