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Blogs Cliopatria David Levering Lewis: Election 2008: How 'Historic' Was It?

Jan 16, 2009

David Levering Lewis: Election 2008: How 'Historic' Was It?

by Cliopatria

The HISTORY NEWS NETWORK (http://hnn.us) recorded this appearance of David Levering Lewis at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City on January 4, 2009.

Mr. Lewis, a professor of history at NYU, participated in the roundtable debate:"Election 2008: How 'Historic' Was It?"