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Directed by Maurie Samuels and Elliot Thomson
David J. Samuels '89, who received numerous monetary awards through the History Department to do thesis research in Washington, D.C. and South Carolina, agrees that the added time was a definite asset to his research.
Samuels is researching how the institution of slavery between 1820 and 1850 worked to undermine the ways in which South Carolinians thought about republican values and used republican catchwords--like "freedom" and "liberty."
For example, Samuels points out that while his South Carolina research was helpful, he "could have done the actual work at Widener."
"I'm interested in improving and widening the role of local governments--I'm not sure what means would be most effective," said Samuels. He has been active in local campaigns in his home state of New Jersey since the age of 13.