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Article: An American paradox.(Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution)(In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation)(Book review)
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Simon Schama Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution. Ecco, 4-96 pages, $29.95
Francois Furstenberg In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation. Penguin Press, 352 pages, $27.95
In 1775, after a decade of colonial protest over parliamentary taxation, Samuel Johnson famously complained, "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?" It was a good question and one that has dogged Americans ever since. That strident demands for freedom and equal rights under law came from a place where slavery was interwoven with everyday life, both North and South, has ...
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...Rough Crossings: Britain, the slaves and the American Revolution; by Simon Schama. London: BBC Books, 2005. 447 pp. ISBN 0-563-48709-7. 20. Simon Schama has an enviable reputation ...
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