[B]inary opposites fit nicely the formulation of history as written, but they do little to capture the messy, inchoate reality of history… — Ira Berlin Copy Share Image
For sheer drama, few accounts of slavery match Solomon Northup's tale of abduction from freedom and forcible enslavement. — Ira Berlin Abduction Copy Share Image
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