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Michael Hoffmann's avatar

I am a big fan of the musical "Hamilton" but if you read Hogeland's excellent account of the Whiskey Rebellion, Hamilton was no friend of working folks. Jefferson, of course, was a prime example of large slaveowners -- and the fluidity with which they would buy, sell, and trade the enslaved with seldom a serious look at the effect on the individuals involved or their families. So, class and race are inseparable in the US narrative, and remain so.

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CVanV's avatar

ChatGPT lists Woody Holton, Gary Nash, Alfred F Young, Jesse Lemisch as “Neo-Prigressive” historians in academia that address these issues. Whom do you recommend?

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William Hogeland's avatar

I've learned a lot from all of those historians.

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