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Columbia University American Studies professor Andrew Delbanco looked at slavery reparations from a variety of perspectives. This was the annual Jefferson Lecture hosted by the National Endo…

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are presented for “important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” 2019 winners included …

Andrew Delbanco is the author of The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War. He talked about Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts …

Dickinson College History Professor Matthew Pinsker moderated a discussion on the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, which required free states to return runaway slaves. Panelists drew parallels betwe…

Kevin Carey talked about his book The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, in which he argues that the skyrocketing cost of college combined with…

Historians and authors discuss ongoing legacies of the Civil War - the issues and controversies that are still being borne out today. Yale University s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of…

“Lincoln in His Time and Ours: A Public Symposium” was held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the American Studies Program and History Department of Columbia University…

Andrew Delbanco talked about his new book, "Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now". The book looked at a wide variety of American writers who showed that individuals could b…