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How Blacks Freed Themselves from Slavery

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Who should get the most credit for ending slavery in America and Great Britain? A landmark new book argues that blacks did far more for their own emancipation than previously appreciated.

Eric Herschthal
Eric Herschthal
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Eric Herschthal

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