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June 7, 2018

Ira Berlin, Who Chronicled History of U.S. Slavery, Dies at 77
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And Ira Berlin, the extraordinary historian who chronicled the history
of U.S. slavery, has died at the age of 77. Berlin studied millions of
documents in his lifetime to tell the stories of African Americans
fighting for emancipation. His books included "Generations of
Captivity," "Slaves Without Masters" and "Many Thousands Gone: The First
Two Centuries of Slavery in North America." He once said of his work,
"One does not get over history, one just has to come to terms with it."


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