The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for Americas Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
b'Sanctuary cities in United States are not new, in fact it can be argued that they existed during the era of slavery.\\xa0 Today we will be in conversation with historian Andrew Delbanco, author of the book The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America\\u2019s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War.\\xa0 He calls undocumented immigrants today, the fugitives slaves of the past.\\nGuest: Andrew Delbanco\\xa0is the Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies at Columbia University.\\xa0 Author of\\xa0many notable books, including\\xa0College, Melville, The Death of Satan, Required Reading, The Real American Dream,\\xa0and\\xa0The Puritan Ordeal,\\xa0he was recently appointed president of the Teagle Foundation, which supports liberal education for college students of all backgrounds\\n\\nThe post The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America\\u2019s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War appeared first on KPFA.'