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Thomas James DiLorenzo (/ d i l ə ˈ r ɛ n z oʊ /; born August 8, 1954) is an American author and former university economics professor who is the President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He has written books denouncing President Abraham Lincoln and is well known among economists for his work chronicling the history of ...
Thomas J. DiLorenzo and Charles Adams, writing from the point of view that in academic economics is labeled anarcho-capitalist libertarianism, scavenge the documentary record in an attempt to show Lincoln as a revolutionary centralizer who used national sovereignty to establish corporate-mercantilist hegemony at the expense of genuine economic ...
Still, DiLorenzo's work is more of a diatribe against a mostly unnamed group of Lincoln scholars than a real historical analysis." [ 3 ] The review in Publishers Weekly called the book a "laughable screed ," and suggested that DiLorenzo's main target was "scholars who dominate American universities (most notably Eric Foner )".
Jaffa was born in New York City on October 7, 1918, to Arthur Solomon Jaffa and Frances Landau Jaffa; [10] his middle name is a reference to World War I, which ended with the same year he was born. His family was Jewish . [ 13 ]
Lerone Bennett Jr. (October 17, 1928 – February 14, 2018) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian who analyzed race relations in the United States. His works included Before the Mayflower (1962) and Forced into Glory (2000), a book about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Songs about American slavery (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Songs about slavery" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave is the soundtrack album to 12 Years a Slave.It contains two tracks from the film score composed by Hans Zimmer, three tracks co-arranged by violinist Tim Fain and Nicholas Britell, [5] and original spiritual songs written and arranged for the film by Nicholas Britell, [6] as well as performances by Alabama Shakes, Cody ChesnuTT, Gary Clark Jr ...
Slave Songs of the United States, title page Michael Row the Boat Ashore Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. Slave Songs of the United States was a collection of African American music consisting of 136 songs. Published in 1867, it was the first, and most influential, [1] [2] collection of spirituals to be published.