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William Black

Latest articles by William Black

The Big Idea
Why couldn’t the Civil War have been worked out?  Some smart people take the question seriously.Why couldn’t the Civil War have been worked out?  Some smart people take the question seriously.
The Big Idea

In his awkward way, Trump stumbled into a subject that’s alive again in history departments.

By William Black
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Confessions of a former neo-ConfederateConfessions of a former neo-Confederate
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Who believes slavery wasn’t really that bad? I did.

By William Black

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