“The recent exchanges between Curtis J. Evans and David Sehat about Booker T. Washington,” [W. Fitzhugh] Brundage observes, “have been models of thoughtful and learned debate.”
As an academic, can you ask for higher praise than this? Kudos to USIH contributor, David Sehat! It’s all downhill from here.
[Source: Brundage, “Thinking with (and about) Mr. Washington,” Journal of Southern Religion XI (2009). Available here: http://jsr.fsu.edu/Volume11/Brundage1.htm (opening line). Accessed June 5, 2009]
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Thanks for the props, Tim.