John Matteson

John Matteson is a Distinguished Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. He is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, and will teach a free online course on “Literature and Law of American Slavery” beginning September 30.

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Slavery Matters More Than Ever

As we've seen in Ferguson, the Dred Scott decision lives on

By John Matteson
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