Person

Fritz Hirschfeld

Documentary historian collecting Washington's own words and records on slavery.

Why this matters

Hirschfeld lets primary sources contradict patriotic myth without sermon.

book

Hirschfeld, Fritz. *George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal*. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1997.

Book

How Communication and Moral Judgment Shape Leadership at Scale

An examination of what happens when signals of confidence are mistaken for legitimacy, and how that confusion distorts trust and decision-making.