Jesse Walker | August 3, 2009
The American historian Kenneth Stampp -- best known for his 1956 book The Peculiar Institution, which effectively destroyed the idea that plantation slavery was a largely benign and paternalistic system -- has died at age 96. Jeffrey Rogers Hummel has posted a respectful tribute at Liberty & Power; I'll just add that Stampp's 1965 book The Era of Reconstruction opens with one of the best discussions I've seen of how the Civil War and Reconstruction were perceived in the century following Appomattox. Requiescat in pace.
Reason needs your support. Please donate today!
Try Reason's award-winning print edition today! Your first issue is FREE if you are not completely satisfied.
(310) 367-6109
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 391-2245
Editor's Note: We invite comments and request that they be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of Reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment or disable your ability to comment for any reason at any time.
Hugh Akston|8.3.09 @ 6:37PM|#
Nice Dinosaur Comics reference Jesse. That's so fresh I oughtta slap it.
pilight|8.4.09 @ 12:57PM|#
Y'all are way behind. He died almost three weeks ago.