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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:05:16 -0500
Today we welcome Tonya Bolden, author of "Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty" to our discussion to respond to any questions we have.Thank you for joining us, Tonya!
I'll start off by asking about the voice that both Emily and I have commented on.I'm curious whether you went in to the writing of this book already thinking about --or hearing--the voice, or whether it is something that developed as you worked on the narrative.It is so powerful, and I've not ready anything like it in a work of non-fiction.
I think the voice is one of the many ways the book strongly illuminates the agency of African Americans who, whether free or enslaved, were actively seeking freedom.
I also appreciated getting such a detailed perspective into Lincoln's changing thinking, or at least changing public statements, about slavery and emancipation over the course of his presidency. (It put me in mind of current events regarding civil rights for the gay/lesbian/transgendered communities.)I think/hope one of the ways teaching about history in school has changed is that we understand the importance of teaching about the complexities, and this is certainly a book that is rich with them.Was there something you learned in your research that particularly surprised you?
Megan
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:05:16 -0500
Today we welcome Tonya Bolden, author of "Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty" to our discussion to respond to any questions we have.Thank you for joining us, Tonya!
I'll start off by asking about the voice that both Emily and I have commented on.I'm curious whether you went in to the writing of this book already thinking about --or hearing--the voice, or whether it is something that developed as you worked on the narrative.It is so powerful, and I've not ready anything like it in a work of non-fiction.
I think the voice is one of the many ways the book strongly illuminates the agency of African Americans who, whether free or enslaved, were actively seeking freedom.
I also appreciated getting such a detailed perspective into Lincoln's changing thinking, or at least changing public statements, about slavery and emancipation over the course of his presidency. (It put me in mind of current events regarding civil rights for the gay/lesbian/transgendered communities.)I think/hope one of the ways teaching about history in school has changed is that we understand the importance of teaching about the complexities, and this is certainly a book that is rich with them.Was there something you learned in your research that particularly surprised you?
Megan
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