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Vessels of Evil: American Slavery and the Holocaust PDF

Read Laurence Mordekhai Thomas’s philosophical examination of American slavery and the Holocaust, two distinct historical atrocities considered through questions of evil, moral responsibility, memory, and Western civilization.

Thomas’s approach refuses to rank the suffering of either group. Instead, the book examines how the differing histories and aims of each atrocity shape ethical reflection and the study of social injustice.

Digital edition details

• Full searchable PDF edition
• By Laurence Mordekhai Thomas
• Useful for history, ethics, philosophy, Holocaust studies, African American studies, and social-justice research
• Readable on a phone, tablet, computer, or e-reader
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Historical context: American slavery and the Holocaust have distinct histories and should not be collapsed into a single event or used to minimize either one. This book offers one philosophical framework for examining them together.