Activating the Past explores critical historical events and transformations associated with embodied memories in the Black Atlantic world. The assembled case-st

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosi

Why did it take so long to end slavery in the United States, and what did it mean that the nation existed eighty-eight years as a house divided against itself,

A first-of-its-kind reference resource traces the interactions among four Atlantic-facing continents—Europe, Africa, and the Americas (including the Caribbean

This work reveals how Lincoln shaped his personal appearance, political strategies, and presidential policies in response to global prompts.