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Charles Sumner Was More Than Just a Guy Who Got Caned on the Senate Floor (review of Zaakir Tameez's 'Charles Sumner') The New York TimesRichard KreitnerJune 2, 2025slavery, secession, civil war, book reviews, abol
How White Greed Destroyed a Bank for the Newly Freed (review of 'Savings and Trust,' by Justene Hill Edwards The New York TimesRichard KreitnerOctober 19, 2024civil war, reconstruction, slavery, book reviews
A More Perfect Kind of Union? The New York TimesRichard KreitnerApril 24, 2020constitution, articles of confederation, trump, federalism, secession