L. Diane Barnes obtained her Ph.D. in History at

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and is an associate professor at

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergrad ...

. She is the editor-in-chief of the

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''Ohio History''. Barnes is married to Benjamin Barnes. She is the author, editor or co-editor of several books: *''The Irish in

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and the Greater

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'', Arcadia, 2004. *''Artisan Workers in the

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, 1820-1865'',

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, 2008. *''The Old South’s Modern Worlds :

Slavery Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...

, Region, and Nation in the Age of Progress'', with Brian Schoen and Frank Towers.

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, 2011. *''

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most impor ...

: Reformer and Statesman'', Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. *''Frederick Douglass : a Life in Documents'',

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, 2013.

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