Jonathan J. Bean is a research fellow at the Independent Institute, in Oakland, Calif., and professor of history at Southern Illinois University. He is the editor of “Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader.”
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Jonathan J. Bean is a research fellow at the Independent Institute, in Oakland, Calif., and professor of history at Southern Illinois University. He is the editor of “Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader.”