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Eric Foner (/ ˈ f oʊ n ər /; born February 7, 1943) is an American historian. He writes extensively on American political history , the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party , African American biography, the American Civil War , Reconstruction , and historiography , and has been a member of the faculty at ...
Learn about Eric Foner, one of the most prominent and influential historians of the United States. Explore his books, awards, exhibitions, teaching, and media appearances on various topics of American history.
Oct 2, 2019 · Eric Foner is a renowned historian of the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America. He has won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for his book on Lincoln and slavery, and teaches online courses on ColumbiaX.
After the Civil War, the federal government promised former slaves equality and citizenship. Historian Eric Foner says the failed promises reverberate today. Originally broadcast Jan. 9, 2006.
BIOGRAPHY. Dewitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University. Author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery; Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad; Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction; and many others. Primary Contributions (1)
Professor Foner specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America. He has written and edited nineteen books about American history, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, which won the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes in 2011.
Sep 26, 2011 · The Fiery Trial explores the pivotal subject of Lincoln and slavery free from the mists of hagiography and the muck of denigration. With his usual stylish mastery, Foner advances enlightened debate over our greatest president, the origins and unfolding of the Civil War, and the abolition of southern slavery.
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