Video The Fight over Slavery in the Revolutionary Era Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy Columbia University professor Christopher Brown, author of Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism (2006), examines the rise of anti-slavery thought during the Revolutionary era. Focusing on the often contrasting...
Video The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Columbia University historian Eric Foner discusses his most recent work, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery , with James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Professor Foner was...