Following the road to Civil War through Massachusetts and South Carolina (review of Robert Merry’s ‘Decade of disunion’) The Washington PostRichard KreitnerJuly 13, 2024civil war, second civil war, book reviews, slavery, abolitionism
How Thomas Smallwood helped hundreds of enslaved people find freedom (review of Scott Shane's 'Flee North') The Washington PostRichard KreitnerSeptember 8, 2023slavery, abolitionism, book reviews
The great American crackup: Roe’s reversal would speed America’s race to disunion New York Daily NewsRichard KreitnerMay 8, 2022secession, federalism, abolitionism, constitution
The Unreconstructed Radical (review of Bruce Levine's 'Thaddeus Stevens') The BafflerRichard KreitnerMay 13, 2021civil war, book reviews, reconstruction, abolitionism, slavery, constitution
A Brief History of Dangerous Others (with Rick Perlstein) Richard KreitnerJuly 27, 2020history, abolitionism
When the North Almost Seceded Richard KreitnerOctober 28, 2016secession, trump, constitution, slavery, abolitionism
Vigilance: On the Underground Railroad (review of Eric Foner’s Gateway to Freedom) The NationRichard KreitnerMay 11, 2015slavery, civil war, abolitionism, book reviews