Calvin Schermerhorn Books

Calvin Schermerhorn is a historian and professor dedicated to researching African American inequality and U.S. slavery. His work strives to illuminate a troubled history, one he grew up amidst. He explores how slavery shaped American society and how its legacy endures. Schermerhorn's scholarship offers crucial insights into the complex interplay of race, power, and economic structures throughout American history.

Unrequited Toil
266 pages
10 hours of reading
Written as an introduction for undergraduate students, Unrequited Toil explores the history of American slavery from the American Revolution to post- Civil War Reconstruction. Personal narratives are used across twelve chronologically ordered chapters to explore themes such as politics, economics, labor, literature, rebellion, and social conditions.
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Unrequited Toil