Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
David Brion Davis
Born: February 16, 1927
Died: April 14, 2019 (aged 92)
Bio: David Brion Davis was an American intellectual and cultural historian, and a leading authority on slavery and abolition in the Western world.
Known for:
- The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture (1966)
- Slavery and human progress (1984)