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name: Richard D.    Brown
about: Richard D. Brown is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Connecticut and has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and textbooks with a focus on Early American history.Before coming to UConn in 1971, he taught as a Fulbright lecturer in France and at Oberlin College after earning his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research and teaching interests have been in the political, social, and cultural history of early America. Currently, his research and writing focus centers on racial, ethnic, and religious equality in Early America. His most recent book, coming in March 2017 from Yale University Press, is  Self-Evident Truths: Contesting Equal Rights from the Revolution to the Civil W Richard D. Brown is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Connecticut and has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and textbooks with a focus on Early American history.Before coming to UConn in 1971, he taught as a Fulbright lecturer in France and at Oberlin College after earning his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research and teaching interests have been in the political, social, and cultural history of early America. Currently, his research and writing focus centers on racial, ethnic, and religious equality in Early America. His most recent book, coming in March 2017 from Yale University Press, is  Self-Evident Truths: Contesting Equal Rights from the Revolution to the Civil War. He is also the author of  Knowledge is Power: The Diffusion of Information in Early America, 1700-1865 and The Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870. With Irene Quenzler Brown he is the co-author of The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler: A Story of Rape, Incest, and Justice in Early America. ...more