There is an interesting interview with Wm& Mary professor Melvin Patrick
Ely, who was awarded the Bancroft Prize for _Israel on the Appomattox: A
Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War_
(Knopf, 2004) on History News Network
http://hnn.us/articles/11823.html
News of this award may have made the list earlier and just escaped my
notice, but belated congratulations to Professor Ely!
Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial
1250 Red Hill Road
Brookneal, Virginia 24528
www.redhill.org
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