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Eric Foner
Historian, Columbia University
Recent Activity
Eric Foner’s Favorite Historical Figures
Eric Foner on the appeal of those on the fringe. … Watch
February 25, 2009 | In History
Eric Foner on Understanding Our History
The author says it is in our best interest to be well-acquainted with our history and outlines a few ways to achieve this in our schools. … Watch
February 25, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
Eric Foner Weighs In on the State of the Union
The author enumerates the problems that plague the US but sees much opportunity for correcting them. … Watch
February 25, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
Eric Foner on Lincoln’s Education
The author describes an insatiable autodidact. … Watch
February 25, 2009 | In History
Eric Foner on Lincoln’s Failures
The author mentions how the race question was never quite solved. … Watch
February 25, 2009 | In History
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University, is the author of numerous works on American history, including Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War; Tom Paine and Revolutionary America; and The Story of American Freedom, and Our Lincoln. He has served as president of both the Organization of American Historians and the American Historical Association, and has been named Scholar of the Year by the New York Council for the Humanities.
