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 ambitious man who wanted to make an impact on history, and this is how he did it.
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…
- 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… - 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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
A new future requires a new past. - Eric Foner
A new future requires a new past.
I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody takes religion as seri… - Eric Foner
I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody takes religion as seri…
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…
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