Kevin M. Levin
Cognoscenti contributor
Kevin M. Levin is a historian and educator based in Boston. He is the author of numerous books and articles about the Civil War era, including "Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth."
Recently published
David McCullough taught us that history is for everyone
David McCullough, who died this week, was shaped by his own era but he has helped us ask important questions about how to view history, writes Kevin Levin.
Black Bostonians Fought For Freedom From Slavery. Where Are The Statues That Tell Their Stories?
Contrary to the image of the kneeling slave, Black abolitionists did not wait passively for the "Day of Jubilee," writes Kevin M. Levin. They led the charge.