The Alexander Hamilton Institute

Topic: "Liberty and Slavery: The Civil War between Gerrit Smith and George Fitzhugh"

Held: April 10-13, 2008, Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York

Opening Banquet Proceedings and Keynote Address by John Stauffer
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Part 1 - J. Hunter Brown, Robert L. Paquette, Carl B. Menges, James Bradfield
Part 2 - James Bradfield (continued), Douglas Ambrose
Part 3 - Douglas Ambrose (continued), John Stauffer (keynote address: "Gerrit Smith and the Ambiguities of Social Reform")
Part 4 - John Stauffer (continued)

Sessions

1. The Nature of Man - Listen (mp3)
2. Christianity and Slavery - Listen (mp3)
3. The Meaning of Freedom - Listen (mp3)
4. The Idea and Institution of Property - Listen (mp3)
5. Capitalism and its Alternatives - Listen (mp3)
6. Race and Slavery - Listen (mp3)