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Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we continue our conversation with Elliott Drago to talk about his new book, Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2022.

Part 1

I find David’s examples fascinating and applaud his groundbreaking research into uses of “reconstruction” prior to dates usually assigned to Reconstruction. (As far as I know, only Du Bois’s dates of 1860 to 1880 would include these examples.)
I have one question and one quibbling question, both with commentary.

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Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we feature Elliott Drago to talk about his new book, Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2022.

Elliott Drago received his Ph.D. from Temple University. He is the editorial officer at the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History.