There is a long-running debate on the relative weight of institutional political reform (Liberty Party, Free Soil Party, Republican Party) v. abolitionist activism (whether free blacks or whites) v. slave resistance/insurrection threat (incl. prospect of Haiti).
Both of those things are true. Had he used the same granular facts & citations to advance a different conclusion, I would not have argued with him.
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My problem with
@baseballcrank's argument is the claim that Bouie seeks to "deny all credit" to non-black elements from the story rather than reconfigure and re-prioritize who did what at any given time. I just think that's too strong of a criticism. - Show replies
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