Paul Finkelman is the president of Gratz College in Greater Philadelphia. He is a historian and the author or editor of more than 50 books. His most recent book is Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court, published by Harvard University Press in 2018.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
A California Story of a Slave’s Struggle for Freedom
Paul Finkelman reviews “Archy Lee’s Struggle for Freedom,” the new book from Brian McGinty....
Warriors Without Guns: Yet One Way More to Think About the Civil War
In "Uncivil Warriors," Peter Charles Hoffer looks at how lawyers contributed to the coming conflict, shaped the issues, and helped prosecute the war....
Original Sin: The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool
Slave states gave us the Electoral College; we should get rid of this vestige of the so-called peculiar institution....
Commanders in Chief and the Defense of the Republic
Paul Finklelman on David J. Barron's "Waging War."...
