An interview with World Socialist Web Site contributor Tom Mackaman on the 1619 Project has been published on the history podcast “The Way of Improvement Leads Home.” Conducted on February 3 and posted February 16, the discussion with host John Fea addressed the motivation of the World Socialist Web Site intervention on the 1619 Project; its interviews with prominent historians; and historical questions related to slavery, the American Revolution, and Civil War.
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The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
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Tom Mackaman•
Tom Mackaman•