Fergus M. Bordewich
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Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of several previous books, including Bound for Canaan, Killing the White Man's Indian, and My Mother's Ghost, a memoir. The son of a national civil rights leader for Native Americans, and a veteran of civil rights work in the 1960s, he was introduced early in life to racial politics. As a journalist, he has written widely on political and cultural subjects in Europe, the Middle East and East Asia. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, American Heritage, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and Reader's Digest, among many other publications. He was born in New York City, and now lives in New York's Hudson River Valley with his wife and daughter. Visit his website at www.fergusbordewich.com

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Full Circle: Inaugurating Our Country's New President in The City Built by Slaves

Posted January 22, 2009 | 23:58:24 (EST)

On Tuesday, January 20th, Barack Obama took the oath of office as President of the United States in front of the building which, more than any other, was meant to enshrine the democratic aspirations of this country. That building - the United States Capitol - also stands as a monument...

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