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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Salo Wittmayer Baron
Born: May 26, 1895
Died: November 25, 1989 (aged 94)
Bio: Salo Wittmayer Baron was an American historian, described as "the greatest Jewish historian of the 20th century". Baron taught at Columbia University from 1930 until his retirement in 1963.
Known for:
- The Jewish community (1942)
- Modern nationalism and religion (1947)