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Paul finkelman born november 15, 1949, in brooklyn, new york is an american legal historian, who in 2017 became president of gratz college, melrose park, pennsylvania the oldest independent institution of jewish learning in the united states. Paul finkelman is the president william mckinley distinguished professor of law and public policy and senior fellow in the government law center at albany law school. Jul 08, 2018 read defending slavery pdf proslavery thought in the old south by paul finkelman bedfordst. Slavery, the constitution, and the origins of the civil war.
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