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Booker T. Washington in Perspective
This book, an important companion volume to Louis R. Harlan's prize-winning biography of Booker T. Washington, makes available for the first time in one collection Harlan's essays on the life and career of the celebrated black leader.
Written over a span of a quarter of a century, they present a remarkably rich and complex look at Washington, the educator and leading precursor of the Civil Rights Movement who rose from slavery to be the dominant force in black America at the opening of the twentieth century.
Harlan's mastery of biography is revealed in essays printed here exploring the nature of biographical writing. Readers interested in the art of historiography and biography will find here Harlan's essays detailing his experience in crafting his acclaimed biography of Washington, which received two Bancroft Awards, the Beveridge Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.
Booker T. Washington in Perspectivereveals Harlan as historian and biographer in the essays that were the prelude to his masterwork.
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Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy? Accessing Government Records in the Wake of 9/11/2001
Access to some federal government records has become more difficult since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001. Some records previously opened have been reclassified. Records related to the infrastructure of cities, construction plans of government buildings, development of military weapons, biological warfare subjects, and biographical information on U. S. citizens were the first categories to be tightened. Historians should keep a watchful eye on these developments. Balancing issues of national security with the public's right to government information is a crucial debate in a democracy that depends on information to make proper judgments about the workings of government.
Journal Article
CongressLink, http://www.congresslink.org
The Basics, provides access to valuable Congressional Research Service reports, basic texts such as the Federalist Papers, and a U.S. Constitution hyperlinked to a glossary.
Journal Article
Kings of the Hill: The Speakers of the United States House of Representatives
Describes the evolution of the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives from being barely mentioned in the Constitution to being one of the most powerful political positions in the United States. Argues that individual speakers have greatly affected the role due to the lack of formal job description. (DSK)
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The nation's patrimony should not be sacrificed to electronic records
New priorities at the National Archives jeopardize the scholarly editing of America's central historic texts. Documentary editions of national significant historic papers will be in a second-tier category for funding.
Trade Publication Article
