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Ira Berlin
International Herald Tribune
05-13-2006
Inhuman BondageThe Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New WorldBy David Brion Davis440 pages. $30. Oxford University Press***It wasn't so long ago that few Americans spoke of slavery, least of all historians. Except at a handful of black colleges, it rarely entered the classroom. History texts gave it scant recognition, other than noting how its presence burdened white Americans. Perhaps the only exception was discussion of the Civil War, but even then slavery made only a brief appearance since everyone knew the great conflict was about ...

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