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October 05, 2006
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Slavery and capitalism
Walter Johnson, a historian whose groundbreaking study of slave markets in the American South shows slavery 'to have been an essential element of America's emerging system of capitalism,' has been appointed professor of history in Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), effective July 1.
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Walter Johnson appointed professor at FAS
Historian is expert on U.S. slave trade
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