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A Note on the Author
Craig Steven Wilder is a professor of American history and head of history faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has taught at Williams College and Dartmouth College. Columbia University awarded him the University Medal of Excellence during its 250th Anniversary Commencement in 2004. He is also the author of A Covenant with Color and In the Company of Black Men, and he has advised and appeared in many historical documentaries including the History Channel series FDR: A Presidency Revealed and the award-winning PBS series, New York: A Documentary Film. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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