We Are Donald Men

"In his Sumner biography, many historians noted a distinct change in tone between the first and second volumes, as the wrenching events of the civil rights struggle in the South moved Mr. Donald toward a more positive assessment of Sumner’s radicalism. 'The second volume gives Sumner much more credit for his leadership,' Mr. Foner said. 'The two volumes really could be about two different people, and this reflects his receptivity to changes in historical perception that grew out of the civil rights movement.'"

In The New York Times, William Grimes writes an obituary for historian David Herbert Donald.