Stanley Engerman, Co-Author of Controversial History of American Slavery, Dies at 87

His "Time on the Cross," published with Robert Fogel in 1974, ignited debate by arguing for the economic efficiency of enslaved labor and, critics said, downplaying the violence inherent in the system. 

Julius S. Scott, Author of "The Common Wind" Dies at 66

“As a young African-American, I noticed other Black athletes from Africa, the Caribbean and South America, and I thought about their relationship to Afro-North Americans, and what were some of the important vehicles of communication between Black people in different parts of the Americas."