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Louis P. Masur
Louis P. Masur, a Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University, is the author of Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union, and is guest curator of “Promise of Freedom” at the Fairfield Museum and History Center.
Articles By Louis P. Masur
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How Great an Emancipator?
Does Lincoln get too much credit for freeing the slaves—or not enough?
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Downsizing Andrew Jackson
Why the warrior president is no hero for our polarized times.
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The Soiling of Old Glory
The photograph that captured Boston's busing crisis: How it was taken, and why it still matters.
