Who owns history? Everyone and no one--which is why the study of the past is a constantly evolving, never-ending journey of discovery.
Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth. He was an am… - Eric Foner
Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth. He was an am…
- Eric Foner
A man working for wages his whole life is not really free. That is why Jefferson said, you have to own land. Southerners said, - and they weren't bei… - Eric Foner
A man working for wages his whole life is not really free. That is why Jefferson said, you have to own land. Southerners said, - and they weren't bei…
Freedom has been privatized - it is how you dress, what your sexual orientation is, choosing your own life. That's fine. But that is not what Thomas … - Eric Foner
Freedom has been privatized - it is how you dress, what your sexual orientation is, choosing your own life. That's fine. But that is not what Thomas …
For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage of inevi… - Eric Foner
For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage of inevi…
A new future requires a new past. - Eric Foner
A new future requires a new past.
Look, Mrs. McGillicuddy, it's not my fault your son jumped out a dorm room window on Christmas eve. I've written over fifty books as a Columbia profe… - Eric Foner
Look, Mrs. McGillicuddy, it's not my fault your son jumped out a dorm room window on Christmas eve. I've written over fifty books as a Columbia profe…
If you are going to abolish slavery, that opens up all these other questions: what system of labor is going to replace slave labor? What system of ra… - Eric Foner
If you are going to abolish slavery, that opens up all these other questions: what system of labor is going to replace slave labor? What system of ra…
Who owns history? Everyone and no one--which is why the study of the past is a constantly evolving, never-ending journey of discovery. - Eric Foner
In the Shadow of Slavery covers two and a half centuries of black life in New York City, and skillfully interweaves the categories of race and class … - Eric Foner
In the Shadow of Slavery covers two and a half centuries of black life in New York City, and skillfully interweaves the categories of race and class …
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