BOOK TALK: The Ragged Edge of Freedom: Race, Capitalism, and Class Struggle in Slavery's Borderland

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Matthew E. Stanley in Conversation with Dr Milly Williamson & Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper A stirring and thoroughly necessary reflection on the histories of slavery, poverty and class solidarity in the American Midwest. The Ragged Edge of Freedom explores the long shadow of slavery in the Lower Midwest. In the decades after the Civil War, elites in southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois constantly raised the specter of “cheap” Black labor to divide workers, discipline markets, and gain...

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• Matthew E. StanleyAuthor
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• The Ragged Edge of Freedom: Race, Capitalism, and Class Struggle in Slavery's BorderlandMatthew E. Stanley

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Housmans Bookshop

5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX

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