Yes both are very good books. You were great in the Thoreau documentary. I am building a bit here on my arguments in #theslavescause and #theriseandfallofthesecondamericanrepublic

Historian of abolition here that’s what a good abolitionist college does, Oberlin living up to its abolitionist origins! #theslavescause

Little more complicated like the Draft riots of 1863 in NYC. Of course as a politician he needs to build solidarity but as a historian we have to be aware of the contradictions. See the Irish question in #theslavescause

Yeah and I love Daniel O’Connell’s message to them: It was not in Ireland that you learned this cruelty. #theslavescause

As the abolitionists said the Irish in Ireland were better on the slavery question than Irish Americans who assimilated into racism. #theslavescause

Historian of abolition here no I don’t look at humor as a category but mention often the ridicule and sarcasm that abolitionists particularly Garrison used to mock slaveholders #theslavescause

Historian here thanks to @jamellebouie.net for this shout out. We are indeed confronting the new Slave Power in the US as the abolitionists called slaveholders domination of the federal government. I would take heart from the abolitionists’ long struggle! #theslavescause youtu.be/yqcXRQyWczU?...

This historian flew around the world for the Chinese book launch of #theslavescause and is happy to be back home!

And I have discussed both the Summary View and Jefferson’s draft in #theslavescause

Abolition Paper

Historian here if you are interested in the history of slavery and abolition in New England and beyond check out this great website by Beacon Hill scholars and their essay in which they were able to condense #theslavescause, very accessible to students and teachers. fliphtml5.com/unsgf/hulh/

And they in turn got their inspiration from progressive Christian abolitionists #theslavescause

What’s interesting is that in challenging the federal fugitive slave law the antislavery lawyer who represented Booth differentiated it with South Carolinas nullification. I discuss this in some depth in #theslavescause

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So billionaire plutocrat Jeff Bezos who destroyed
@washingtonpost.com and has been protested non stop by the people of Venice, a city he is trying to buy for his destination wedding, is selling my book on Kindle #theslavescause for 2.99 this summer. A deal is a deal! www.amazon.com/Slaves-Cause...

Recommend my book #theslavescause that looks at all of that, abolitionist resistance, the politics of antislavery and demise of the Whigs and the rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s

Yes that’s the principle adopted by northern lawyers. The Somerset or freedom principle. See #theslavescause

Very humbled by Gail Christopher calling #theslavescause as inspirational in these dismal times #skystorians

I did a New Yorker interview with both the author and Ethan Hawke and pointed out some of the problems with his portrayal. You will find my take in John Brown in #theslavescause

Opinion | The release of these Underground Railroad stamps couldn’t come at a better time At a time when the accurate teaching of history is under attack, it’s heartening to see the USPS highlighting Americans who saw the evil of racism and fought against it.

Historian of abolition here, absolutely thrilled that the USPS is honoring abolitionists! #theslavescause www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad NEH Summer Seminar | Colgate University

Historian of abolition here, hey #twitterstorians and school teachers there is still time to apply for a NEH abolition seminar this summer at Colgate University led by the wonderful Graham Hodges with guest faculty including yours truly. #theslavescause www.colgate.edu/academics/de...