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In this episode, Alan summarizes Thomas Sowell's essay "The Real History of Slavery" found in his 2005 book "Black Rednecks and White Liberals"

You can read the original Sowell essay HERE.

You can listen to the audiobook version of the essay HERE.

Because the subject of slavery is a complex one, we've invited two scholars onto the show to conduct an actual debate as to whether or not Sowell gets it largely correct in his essay.

Wilfred Reilly, our affirmative debater, takes the position that Sowell gets it mostly right.
Charles Boyd, his opponent in this debate, takes the position that Sowell gets it mostly wrong.

Wilfred Reilly is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and a law degree from the University of Illinois.

Dr. Reilly has so far published two books:

Taboo: 10 Facts you can’t talk about, published in 2020, and

Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War, published in 2019.

He is also a co-host of the “Cut the Bull” Podcast, which focuses on culture and current events.

Charles Boyd is Professor of History at Georgia State University. He has written extensively on history and politics, with an emphasis on American slavery, abolitionism and civil rights. His Masters thesis, which he is currently expanding into a book, focuses on abolitionist support for interracial marriage. He is also the host of the “Minority of One” Podcast which focuses on history and politics.

Here's a LIST of all Thomas Sowell books by category.

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