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What shaped the most contentious and enduring issue in all of American history? Esteemed historian Sean Wilentz, in conversation with journalist Brent Staples, illuminates the strident political and constitutional struggle over slavery that began during the Revolution and concluded with the Confederacy’s defeat.
Sean Wilentz is George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University and the author of No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding. Brent Staples (moderator) writes for the New York Times editorial board.
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