Taming the Antislavery Revolution
The Civil War wasn’t just a struggle against the South. It was an ideological battle within the heart of Northern society.
6 Articles by: James Oakes
James Oakes teaches American History at the CUNY Graduate Center. His latest book is The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War.
Judith Stein (1940–2017)
Remembering the life and legacy of the great historian Judith Stein.
Slavery Is Theft
Abolitionists gave us the vital idea that some things should not be for sale.
The Real Problem with White Abolitionists
The antislavery project couldn’t think beyond the market — and that failure haunts progressive politics.
A War of Emancipation
The Republicans were emancipators — from start to finish.
The War of Northern Aggression
A leading Civil War historian challenges the new orthodoxy about how slavery ended in America.