A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy; Craig Steven Wilder; a rising star in the profession of history; lays bare uncomfortable truths about race; slavery; and the American academy.Many of America's revered colleges and universities-from Harvard; Yale; and Princeton to Rutgers; Williams College; and UNC-were soaked in the sweat; the tears; and sometimes the blood of people of color. The earliest academies proclaimed their mission to Christianize the savages of North America; and played a key role in white conquest. Later; the slave economy and higher education grew up together; each nurturing the other. Slavery funded colleges; built campuses; and paid the wages of professors. Enslaved Americans waited on faculty and students; academic leaders aggressively courted the support of slave owners and slave traders. Significantly; as Wilder shows; our leading universities; dependent on human bondage; became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained them.Ebony and Ivy is a powerful and propulsive study and the first of its kind; revealing a history of oppression behind the institutions usually considered the cradle of liberal politics.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good read for people whho have been misled by the liars and the ignorant.By Michael Baldaufgreat reminder that government is the problem14 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Larry Kudlow and Brian Domitrovic get it right!By William A. DalcolJFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American ProsperityWill Republicans and Democrats ever agree on a plan to boost our economy and create jobs? They already have and; as a just released work by Lawrence Kudlow shows; they should again.The fascinating new book penned by economic and political expert Lawrence Kudlow and co-author Brian Domitrovic - JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity – tells how two of the most revered presidents of the modern era both followed the same simple philosophy to economic growth. They cut taxes; and proved that leaving money in the hands of the American workers and businesses that earn it is the key to making our economy boom.Both John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan inherited failing economies. When Kennedy took office; the high taxes of the 1950s had spawned multiple recessions. The tax increases implemented by his predecessors; Democrat and Republican alike; handed Reagan stagnant growth and crushingly high inflation when he assumed control in 1980.Kennedy (overruling liberal; high-tax economists to follow the advice of Republican Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon) slashed taxes across the board. Reagan followed suit two decades later. Both presidents were rewarded with strong growth; more jobs; and increased national prosperity.This book could not come at a more crucial time. Democrats and Republicans today agree on almost nothing; especially when it comes to taxes and ways to help American employers and families prosper.JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity makes two things perfectly clear. One – cutting taxes works. When people and businesses have more money to spend and invest; our entire economic system benefits. Two – tax cuts are not the historic birthright of only Republicans. JFK; an icon of the modern Democratic Party; set a successful tax-cutting precedent that current Democratic leaders would do well to follow.Reagan and Kennedy were both great presidents. Leaders looking to make their own mark on history today should take a lesson from the economic philosophy they shared.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Kudlow and Domitrovic nail this one. I tend to ...By BentennesseeKudlow and Domitrovic nail this one. I tend to lean to the right politically but this book reminded me that historically; "good" and "bad" presidents are well represented amongst both parties. I knew that JFK was a tax slasher; but did not know that his rationale evolved through trial and error; as did his hawkish stand on foreign policy and his views on civil rights. The authors help us understand that the Reagan Revolution had much precedent in the JFK administration; and that when subsequent presidents strayed from its lessons; the country suffered. A blueprint for future leadership.
