William H. Dunning

Discovering Reconstruction

by Kevin Levin on January 1, 2009 · 8 comments · Follow me on

in Civil Rights History, Civil War Historians, Current Affairs, Slavery, Southern History, Teaching

I am doing quite a bit of reading over this holiday break. One of the books I am making my way through is Capitol Men by Philip Dray. The book tells the story of the principal black leaders in Congress during Reconstruction. It’s well written and does a thorough job of explaining both the backgrounds [...]