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Have you ever made the mistake of debating a Flat Earther? They make the least compelling arguments imaginable, but they never concede. They just wait for you to stop wasting your time with them and declare victory.
"The face on the $20 bill says something about how we want to perceive ourselves as a nation. We want to see ourselves as brave, and both Jackson and Tubman were courageous. The difference is that Tubman used her bravery to free herself and others from slavery. Jackson used his to steal land from native Americans, extend slavery, and shoot political rivals in bar fights.”
Ed Baptist, associate professor of history and author of the recent book, “The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism,” commenting on the result of the “Women on 20s” poll to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
Slavery and capitalism
“The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism,” by Ed Baptist, associate professor of history, is included in this Washington Post story about remnants of Civil War thinking still visible in today’s Republican Party.
Cornell has become an important hub for the study of the history of capitalism thanks to the efforts of Louis Hyman, Edward Baptist and Jefferson Cowie, as well as others. Find out what they're doing.
More praise for history professor’s book on slavery
“The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism,” by Ed Baptist, associate professor of history, makes this top 10 list of the year’s best books and Baptist is also featured in this NPR piece about slavery’s role in U.S. economic growth.
A cathedral could become a museum to a painful legacy: slavery
Ed Baptist’s newest book is cited in this L.A. Times opinion piece about a Rhode Island church that may be converted into a museum exploring the legacy of slavery in the north and the church’s role.
Baptist, associate professor of history, is the author of “The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.”
“It’s symbolic annihilation of history, and it’s done for a purpose. It really enforces white supremacy.”
Edward Baptist, associate professor of history, commenting on the fact that America memorializes Confederate soldiers, but not Americans who died enslaved
“It’s been fantastic in many ways, and one of the things I have enjoyed the very most in my time as a Cornell faculty member."
Edward Baptist, associate professor of history and house dean and professor at Carl Becker House, commenting in this story about the search for new house deans for West Campus.
