James Oakes

:"For the senior circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, see James L. Oakes."

James Oakes is a professor of History and Humanities Chair at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a winner of the 2008 Lincoln Prize. His 2008 book, "The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics shared the 2008 Lincoln Prize honors with Elizabeth Brown Pryor's "Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee through his Private Letters". Oakes' book is notable for presenting a new framework with which to compare Lincoln and Douglass. The jury also noted that Oakes succeeded in creating a scholarly work which was accessible to the general public. Oakes earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and has written many articles and encyclopedia entries. His previous books include "The Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders and Slavery" and "Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South." Oakes earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and has written many articles and encyclopedia entries. His previous books include "The Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders and Slavery" and "Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South." [ [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/press_information/current_releases/2008/february/Oakes.htm THE GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY: Press Information ] ]

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