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We the PeopleEric Foner on Our Fragile FreedomsIn this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner joins to discuss his book, Our Fragile Freedoms, a new collection of essays exploring a range of topics, including debates over slavery and antislavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the battle to dismantle it, and modern debates over the Constitution and how to teach American history. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This conversation was originally streamed live on September 24, 2025, as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series.
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2025-11-2044 min
cmdX anDre Articles "Law of WE "podcastEric Foner on Our Fragile FreedomsIn this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner joins to discuss his book, Our Fragile Freedoms, a new collection of essays exploring a range of topics, including debates over slavery and antislavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the battle to dismantle it, and modern debates over the Constitution and how to teach American history. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This conversation was originally streamed live on September 24, 2025, as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series. Resources Eric Foner, Our Fragile Freedoms (2025) Eric Foner, The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Re...
2025-11-2044 min
Press Play On The Most Inspiring Full Audiobook Today!Our Fragile Freedoms by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/250100to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Our Fragile Freedoms
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: L.J. Ganser
Format: mp3
Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 09-02-25
Ratings: 4.0 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Eric Foner has done more to shape the public and professional understanding of American history than any other scholar. This volume collects fifty-eight of Eric Foner’s more recent reviews and commentaries. Together they show the range of his interests and expertise, running from slavery and antislavery through the disunion and remaking of the United States in the nineteenth century, Ji...
2025-09-025h 10
Living in the USARick Perlstein: The Undecideds; Marc Cooper: Marie Gleusenkamp Perez; Eric Foner: Kamala and 'Freedom'One in six voters, pollsters say, are “still unsure of their choice.” What do people mean when they say they are “undecided”? Rick Perlstein says political writers have failed to understand the undecideds—and what Kamala might do to win their votes. Also: Democrat Marie Gleusenkamp Perez won a House seat in a Trump district, pointing the way for others. Marc Cooper analyzes her current reelection campaign in southwestern Washington State, starting from the fact that she’s a working class woman in a rural area. Plus: Kamala’s campaign is challenging the Republican conception of “freedom” as fr...
2024-10-1853 min
Grab The Uplifting Full Audiobook Experience!Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 31 hours 32 minutes
Release date: September 24, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
From the ''preeminent historian of Reconstruction'' (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America. Eric Foner's ''masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history'' (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the...
2024-09-247h 32Dive Into The Award-Winning Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters!Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 31 hours 32 minutes
Release date: September 24, 2024
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
From the ''preeminent historian of Reconstruction'' (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America. Eric Foner's ''masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history'' (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the unprecedented chan...
2024-09-247h 32Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasReconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 31 hours 32 minutes
Release date: September 24, 2024
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
From the ''preeminent historian of Reconstruction'' (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America. Eric Foner's ''masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history'' (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the unprecedented chan...
2024-09-247h 32Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsReconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774184to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 31 hours 32 minutes
Release date: September 24, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
From the ''preeminent historian of Reconstruction'' (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America. Eric Foner's ''masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history'' (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the...
2024-09-247h 32
Now I've Heard EverythingDefiining Freedom: Insights From Historian Eric Foner’The United States was founded on a bedrock of freedom. But what, exactly,y, is “freedom?” Does it depend on who you ask? Or when you ask?
In this 1998 interview renowned historian Eric Foner explains how the definition of freedom has evolved -- and continues to.
Get The Story of American Freedom by Eric FonerAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Richard Shenkman and Doris Kearns Goodwin For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to N...
2024-07-0317 min
Dive Into An Award-Winning Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition] by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767143to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Paul Heitsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Newly Updated From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America. “[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which...
2024-06-1112h 32Power-Up With The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition] by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767143to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Paul Heitsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Newly Updated From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America. “[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way...
2024-06-1112h 32Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasA Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition] by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767143to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Paul Heitsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Newly Updated From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America. “[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which...
2024-06-1112h 32Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsA Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition] by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767143to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: Paul Heitsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Newly Updated From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America. “[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way...
2024-06-1112h 32
Living in the USADemocrats and Working Class Voters: Katie Rader; Doctors vs. Hospitals: Eyal Press; Biden and 'Freedom': Eric FonerHow can Democrats win back at least some white working class swing voters? We have some striking new research about that. Katie Rader discusses the issues that are most likely to mobilize them.Next: Doctors these days are caught between caught between the Hippocratic oath – “first, do no harm” – and “the realities of making a profit from people at their sickest and most vulnerable.” Eyal Press reports on the ways doctors are fighting back. Plus: When Joe Biden announced the theme of his reelection campaign he said that the Democrats are the party of “freedom.” But the Republica...
2023-06-2353 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner: Joe Biden, the GOP, and 'Freedom'Joe Biden announced that the theme of his reelection campaign will be that the Democrats are the party of “freedom.” But the Republicans claim THEY are the defenders of freedom. Who is right? Eric Foner has the answer -- he's the author of "The Story of American Freedom."Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2023-05-0414 min
The Learning CurveColumbia's Pulitzer Winner Prof. Eric Foner on Lincoln, Slavery, & ReconstructionThis week on The Learning Curve, guest cohosts Charlie Chieppo and Alisha Searcy speak with Dr. Eric Foner, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and Pulitzer Prize-winning author on Lincoln, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. They discuss what educators and students today need to know about the post-Civil War era, Reconstruction, and the legacy of slavery. Professor Foner talks about emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and the importance of studying and understanding the Reconstruction Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He closes the interview with a reading from his book The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln...
2023-04-2653 min
Auxiliary Statements84. A Short History of Reconstruction | Eric FonerDISCORD: https://discord.gg/wMYg8TWhWu (if this link don't work message us on twitter)
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Today we tackle the complicated era of the reconstruction of the American South after the Civil War. What role did the control of a subjugated labor labor force play in a supposedly post-slavery South? What was the burgeoning industrial proletariat doing during all this? How can we finish reconstruction? All questions we at the very least, ask.
Reading: A Short History of Reconstruction (1990) by Eric Foner.
2023-03-311h 27
Living in the USAThe Debt Limit and the Constitution: Eric Foner; plus the 1619 Project, Victor Navasky Remembered, and Oliver Sacks 'Tripping in Topanga'House Republicans are refusing to raise the debt limit, threatening that the US will default on its bond payments. But the Constitution has the solution for President Biden – that’s what historian Eric Foner says. He joins the podcast to shed light on a little-known section of the 14th Amendment. Next: Republicans continue to work to limit teaching about Black Americans’ place in our history. Meanwhile, the 1619 Project, the book offering what the authors call “a new origin story” about the United States, was released as a docuseries on Hulu. Martha Jones, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, and on...
2023-02-0358 min
Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries PodcastEpisode 018 – Slavery’s Constitution Part 2 with Eric FonerProfessor Emeritus of History at Columbia University Eric Foner discusses his book The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution. By looking at the history of the debates around each Post-War Amendment, Professor Foner examines how each amendment sought to permanently end slavery and reconstitute the nation.
2022-12-1435 min
Living in the USAGustavo Arellano on L.A.'s Lying Sheriff; Eyal Press on Dirty Work; Eric Foner on 1776 & 2022We’re still thinking about LA County Sheriff Alex Villaneuva ordering a raid on the home of Sheila Kuehl last Wednesday--she’s one of the county supervisors who has called for his resignation. He says she’s the target of an investigation of corruption in the award of contracts by the supervisors - but he says all kinds of things, many of which are lies. Gustavo Arellano reports - he's a columnist for the LA Times.Plus: Dirty work—and the people who do it: the low-income workers who do our most ethically troubled jobs. What does that hav...
2022-09-2358 min
For the Ages: A History PodcastA Conversation with Eric FonerPulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner discusses his illustrious career, including his work on American icons such as Thomas Paine and Abraham Lincoln. In a wide-ranging conversation moderated by David M. Rubenstein, Eric Foner covers his substantial scholarship on the Civil War, slavery, and 19th-century America. Recorded April 13, 2017
2022-09-1240 min
Living in the USAPramila Jayapal: from Banker to Organizer; Eric Foner on the Right to VotePramila Jayapal is head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and represents Seattle in the House. She will explain how, as a young immigrant from India, she went from being an investment banker to a lifelong organizer. Her book, “Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change,” is out now.
Also historian Eric Foner talks about about voting rights and voter suppression, about who gets to be a citizen, the rights of undocumented immigrants, and about the roots of mass incarceration -- --they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part of the coun...
2022-08-0532 min
The Nation PodcastsPramila Jayapal, from Banker to Organizer, plus Eric Foner on the Right to VotePramila Jayapal is head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and represents Seattle in the House. She will explain how, as a young immigrant from India, she went from being an investment banker to a lifelong organizer. Her book, “Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change,” is out now.Also historian Eric Foner talks about about voting rights and voter suppression, about who gets to be a citizen, the rights of undocumented immigrants, and about the roots of mass incarceration -- --they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part o...
2022-08-0432 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner on the Right to VoteHistorian Eric Foner talks about about voting rights and voter suppression, about who gets to be a citizen, the rights of undocumented immigrants, and about the roots of mass incarceration -- --they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part of the country’s attempt to redefine citizenship after the end of slavery. His book, “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution,” is out now in paperback.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2022-08-0418 min
HISTORY This WeekReconstruction III: Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Du Bois’ Black ReconstructionIn 1935, famed Black sociologist and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois published Black Reconstruction, a revolutionary reassessment of the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War. The book was also a critique of the flawed way others had been telling the story—including leading scholars of the day. Sally Helm sits down with professors Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates Jr. to discuss Du Bois’ insights. They hone in on his argument that a biased portrayal of Reconstruction was used for over a century to justify the oppression of Black Americans.Visit History.com/Reco...
2022-05-1930 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner: 1776 and 2022Republicans have made the teaching of American history a key battleground in their culture war against Democrats in the upcoming elections— especially the history of the American revolution--1776 and all that. Historian Eric Foner comments.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2022-05-0519 min
The Nation PodcastsRebecca Solnit on How People Change and Why We Care; plus Eric Foner on 1776 and 2022Why did we stop believing that people can change? Don’t we want people who did bad things to understand the damage they caused? Don't we want them to acknowledge it and make reparations? Bestselling author, Rebecca Solnit explains.Also on this week's show, Historian Eric Foner comments on the ways Republicans have made the teaching of American history a key battleground in their culture war against Democrats in the upcoming elections —especially the history of the American revolution.Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.comAdvertising Inquir...
2022-05-0538 min
Living in the USAElie Mystal: Blacks and the Constitution; plus Eric Foner on slaveholders in Congress, & Eyal Press“Our constitution is not good. It urgently needs to be reimagined if we want justice and equality for all,” That’s what Elie Mystal says–he’s The Nation’s justice correspondent, and his new book is “Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution.”
Also: slavery and its political legacy in Congress: More than 1,700 congressmen owned Black slaves, according to The Washington Post. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, hundreds of men who had owned slaves were senators and members of the House of Representatives. The last senator who had owned slaves served in 1922. Eric Foner comment...
2022-03-0752 min
Start Making Sense ClipsSlaveholders in Congress: Eric FonerMore than 1,700 congressmen owned Black slaves, according to the Washingon Post. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, hundreds of men who HAD owned slaves were senators and members of the House of Representatives.The last Senator who had owned slaves served in 1922. Eric Foner will comment on the political power of slavery in the American past.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2022-01-2717 min
The Nation PodcastsOur Coronavirus Criminals: John Nichols; plus Eric Foner on Slaveholders in CongressDonald Trump is responsible for about 100,000 unnecessary deaths from Covid-19 during his presidency, according to scientists at The Lancet. John Nichols explains who in his administration made which of the deadly decisions, and who made money off of the pandemic: a topic he delves into in his new book, Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers.This episode also covers slavery and its political legacy in Congress: More than 1,700 congressmen owned Black slaves, according to The Washington Post. Even after the abolition of slavery in 1865, hundreds of men who had owned slaves were senators and members of the House...
2022-01-2736 min
Living in the USAVoting Rights after Jan. 6: Harold Meyerson, plus Eric Foner & Henry Louis GatesIt looks like Joe Manchin will torpedo filibuster reform, this killing voting rights legislation: Harold Meyerson reports from Washington.
Also: Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates talk about W.E.B. DuBois, the Black historian and activist of the first part of the 20th century, and his book Black Reconstruction 1860-1880—published originally in 1935, and out now in a new edition from the Library of America, edited by Foner and Gates.
Plus: Adam Hochschild on his book "Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes.”
2022-01-0759 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner and Henry Louis Gates on W.E.B. DuBois' 'Black Reconstruction'Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates talk about W.E.B. DuBois, the Black historian and activist of the first part of the 20th century, and his book Black Reconstruction 1860-1880—published originally in 1935, and out now in a new edition from the Library of America, edited by Foner and Gates.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2021-12-1624 min
Living in the USAKyle Rittenhouse, Republicans, and Vigilantes: John Nichols, plus Eric FonerRacial justice and injustice in America today. We are relieved by the guilty verdicts and life sentences for all three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick Georgia. But we’re still thinking about the Not Guilty verdict for Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with shooting three people, killing two, during the street protests over the police shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. John Nichols comments on that trial, and its broader significance.
Also: Racism in America for decades led to strict housing segregation. But historians are now showing that that wasn’t simply the result of whit...
2021-11-2533 minStart Making Sense ClipsRacism in Housing: Historian Eric FonerRacism in America for decades led to strict housing segregation. But historians are now showing that that wasn’t simply the result of white people refusing to live near Blacks--segregated housing was the result of a carefully organized, long-term effort to establish a legal basis for systematic racial discrimination. And the groups that succeeded were not the KKK or White Power groups. It was realtors’ organizations. Eric Foner reviews that history.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2021-11-2414 min
The Nation PodcastsWhite Vigilantes and Black Protest: John Nichols on Kyle Rittenhouse; Eric Foner on HousingWe’re still thinking about the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Kenosha, where Republicans have been celebrating the “not guilty” verdict in the trial of a 17-year-old who shot three people, killing two, during the street protests over the police shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake. John Nichols comments on the threat from white vigilantes to Black protest, and on the broader anti-democratic moves by Republicans in Wisconsin and nationally.Also: Racism in America for decades led to strict housing segregation. But historians are now showing that that wasn’t simply the result of white people refusing to live...
2021-11-2432 min
Living in the USADemocrats in Defeat: Harold Meyerson; The Underground Railroad: Eric FonerTuesday was a dark day for Democrats: Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory in Virginia was not particularly surprising. But how did he manage to present himself both as a Trump supporter and as a more moderate, less crazy kind of country club Republican? Harold Meyerson has our analysis.
Plus: how a small group of people challenged an unjust law and changed history: Eric Foner talks about the Underground Railroad and its challenge to the Fugitive Slave Act in the years leading up to the Civil War. His book is “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad." (first broa...
2021-11-0546 min
Book Club with Jeffrey SachsEpisode 9: Eric Foner, The Second FoundingSend us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner, as they discuss Foner's latest novel, The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.Together, they discuss this transformative era in American history, and how the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments remain strong tools for achieving the American ideal of equality, if only we will take them up. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Netw...
2021-11-0253 min
Start Making Sense ClipsUncovering the Secret History of the Tulsa Massacre: Eric FonerWe’re still thinking about Tulsa, about the massacre of Black people there in 1921, probably the deadliest instance of racial violence in the country’s history. It was covered up for a hundred years – how was that possible? Historian Eric Foner comments.
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2021-09-0919 min
The Nation PodcastsAbortion Politics and Republican Power: Rick Perlstein, plus Eric Foner on TulsaIn Texas, the Republicans are empowering vigilantes to go after people helping women who seek abortions, turning the state’s citizens as bounty hunters. Rick Perlstein explains the long history of how the GOP adopted abortion as a key issue—Rick’s latest book is Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980, out now in paperback.
Also: We’re still thinking about Tulsa, about the massacre of Black people there in 1921, probably the deadliest instance of racial violence in the country’s history. It was covered up for a hundred years—how was that possible? Historian Eric Foner comments.
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2021-09-0937 min
Start Making Sense ClipsBlack politics and history: Eric FonerBlack politics and history, from the 1870s to the 1930s to today: Eric Foner talks bout how our understanding of Black politics and history, starting with Reconstruction, has changed--and about the historian-activists who challenged the prevailing racist historians back in the 1930s, starting with W.E.B. DuBois and James S. Allen—his book “Reconstruction: the Battle for Democracy” has just been reissued with a new introduction by Foner.
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2021-08-2617 min
The Nation PodcastsWhat America Owes Afghan Women: Katha Pollitt, plus Eric Foner on Black politics and historyKatha Pollitt reports on Afghan womens’ organizations and what their leaders are saying about support from Americans—starting with the Afghan Women’s Fund, MADRE, and Women for Afghan Women.
Also, Black politics and history, from the 1870s to the 1930s to today: Eric Foner talks bout how our understanding of Black politics and history, starting with Reconstruction, has changed—and about the historian-activists who challenged the prevailing racist historians back in the 1930s, starting with W.E.B. DuBois and James S. Allen—his book Reconstruction: the Battle for Democracy, has just been reissued with a new introducti...
2021-08-2632 min
Living in the USAThe Gates Foundation: Tim Schwab; Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez; Katha: Dr. Seuss, Eric Foner: ObamaFirst, the divorce last May, and then Warren Buffett resigned as a trustee last week; so, who exactly IS Bill Gates, the second richest man in the world, giving his money to? Tim Schwab, writer of award-winning reports on the Gates Foundation, explains.
Next Up: the political transformation of Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez of The Intercept reports.
Also: Dr. Seuss Enterprises took six of his books out of print because they contained racist drawings. Katha Pollitt comments.
And, Obama's best-selling autobiography, "A Promised Land" reminds us of a time when Donald Trump barely existed on our political landscape and in...
2021-07-0259 min
The Nation PodcastsPalestinians' "Second Front': Saree Makdisi, plus Eric Foner on "The Underground Railroad"Palestinians and Israel: Saree Makdisi talks about what Netanyahu has called “the second front”: Palestinian citizens of Israel, who are increasingly subject to attack by right-wing Jewish mobs, and who are increasingly active in support of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Gaza. Saree is a professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA and his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the London Review of Books, as well as The Nation.
Also: The big TV event of the month-—maybe of the year—is The Underground Railroad, a ten-part series on Amazo...
2021-05-2041 min
Start Making Sense Clips'The Underground Railroad' and History: Eric FonerThe big TV event of the month--maybe of the year—is “The Underground Railroad,” a ten-part series on Amazon Prime Video, directed by Barry Jenkins and based on the Colson Whitehead novel. It’s being called “the most ambitious take on American slavery since ‘Roots’” --that was on TV almost 40 years ago. Eric Foner comments; he wrote the book on the hidden history of the underground railroad: it’s called “Gateway to Freedom.”
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2021-05-2020 min
Living in the USABiden & Unions: Harold Meyerson; Trumpers & Us: Katha Pollitt; Will Smith on Netflix: Eric FonerJoe Biden is becoming a working class hero, after the strongest statement in support of unions since FDR: Harold Meyerson talks about support for Amazon workers in Alabama.
Also: Katha Pollitt takes up the question, what can we do about the 74 million people who voted for Trump?
Plus: Eric Foner will talk about Will Smith’s new 6-part series on Netflix--it’s about the 14th Amendment, which established birthright citizenship, and guarantees equal protection to “all persons” in the United States – the show is called “Amend.”
And we have a new feature: “What Does Science Say?” today: the effect of Black Lives Matter...
2021-03-0552 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Trumpers Among Us: Katha Pollitt; plus Eric Foner on Will Smith’s series on the 14th AmendmentWhat are we going to do about the 74 million people who voted for Trump? Katha Pollitt has been thinking about that—and about proposals that we should try to find common ground with the 75 percent who have told pollsters they think Trump “definitely” or “probably” won the election.
Also: Historian Eric Foner talks about Will Smith’s 6-part series on Netflix on the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, which established birthright citizenship and guaranteed equal protection to all “persons”—the series, with a stellar cast, is called Amend.
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2021-02-2533 min
Start Making Sense ClipsWill Smith's "Amend" Series on the 14th Amendment: Eric FonerHistorian Eric Foner talks about Will Smith’s 6-part series on Netflix on the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, which established birthright citizenship and guaranteed equal protection to all “persons”—the series, with a stellar cast, is called “Amend.”
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2021-02-2517 min
Can We Please Talk?Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize-winning American historianMike & Nick talk with NY Times best-selling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Professor Eric Foner. From the events of January 6th in our nation’s capital, to the impeachment trial of former President Trump, to the parallels of the Reconstruction era & the state of our education system, get ready for a history lesson you won’t forget with one of the greatest American historians of our time.For bonus content from this episode & more like merchandise from our show, patron shout-outs & more, check out our Patreon page and become a subscriber! - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=52...
2021-02-1841 min
The Asterisk*Eric Foner (2020 Lifetime Achievement)Eric Foner, the 2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winner for Lifetime Achievement, joins The Asterisk* to discuss the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, his marriage to a fellow historian and his place among the most influential American historians of the last half-century.
With more than two dozen books to his credit, AWBA jury chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. says Foner “is the dean of Reconstruction historians, and is one of the most generous, and genuinely passionate, professors of his generation.”
In arguably his most influential book, “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution,” Foner tracked the warp and weave in the struggle for freedo...
2021-02-0537 min
Living in the USAImpeachment: Harold Meyerson; History: Eric Foner; “MLK/JFK”: Ella Taylor; Trump & Golf: Bob LipsyteThe impeachment vote barely papered over the growing crisis in the Republican party, says Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect. Harold comments also on security at the Biden inauguration.
Also: Eric Foner provides some historical perspective on the attack last week on the capitol.
Plus: Ella Taylor talks about the new documentary “MLK/FBI”, on J. Edgar Hoover’s attempt to “destroy” Martin Luther King--“destroy” is the FBI’s own term.
And finally, the PGA is cancelling their longstanding plans to hold the US Open at Trump’s Bedminster golf course in New Jersey. Trump, we are told, is more devastated by...
2021-01-1558 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner: The Attack on the Capitol, and the Victories in GeorgiaEric Foner provides historical perspective on Wednesday's attack on the capitol by that Trump mob, trying to stop Congress from declaring Biden the president-elect--and also on the unprecedented victories in the Georgia Senate races.
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2021-01-0715 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Trump Mob that Stormed the Capitol: Joan Walsh and Eric FonerWednesday was one of the worst days in the history of American democracy—Joan Walsh comments on the Trump mob that stormed the capitol, the capitol police who didn't arrest them, the Republicans who continue to stand by Trump—and the Republicans who don't.
Also: Eric Foner provides historical context for Wednesday's events in Washington, and also the victories in the Georgia Senate races.
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2021-01-0735 min
The Nation PodcastsFrom Obama to Trump: Eric Foner; plus John Powers on John le CarréObama’s memoir of his political rise and his first two years in office, A Promised Land, reminds us of a time when Donald Trump barely existed on our political landscape and in our consciousness. Eric Foner comments on what’s in the book—and what Obama leaves out.
Also: John le Carré died on Saturday—he was 89, and one of the greats, author of two dozen books people called “spy novels,” although they were much more than that. John Powers comments—he’s critic-at-large on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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2020-12-1735 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Politics of White Men, from Obama to Trump: Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren, plus Sherrod Brown on voting and Eric Foner on disputed elections
Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren talk about the changing voter turnout among white men and people of color over the last three presidential elections—and other features of our political system. They are hosting a new podcast for The Nation, “System Check”—checking the systems that hold us back: premiering Friday at TheNation.com, Apple podcasts, and elsewhere.
Also: talking politics, and history, with Sherrod Brown. Of course he’s the senior senator from Ohio, first elected in 2006. He was re-elected in 2018—he won by 7 points—in a state Hillary Clinton had lost—by 8 points—just 2 years earlier. He talks about how...
2020-10-2848 min
Start Making Sense ClipsDisupted Elections, Past -- and Present? Eric FonerMaybe the election next week will have a big enough vote for Biden so that it can’t be challenged in court; maybe the Republicans won’t dispute the outcome. But maybe they will – we’ve had other disputed elections in our history --of course we had the Supreme Court stopping the count in Florida in 2000, and there was another one, much less well known–the election of 1876. Historian Eric Foner explains.
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2020-10-2821 min
Living in the USADisputed elections: Eric Foner; David Byrne's utopia: Ella TaylorMaybe the November election will have a big enough vote for Biden so that it can’t be challenged in court; maybe the Republicans won’t dispute the outcome. But maybe they will – we’ve had other disputed elections in our history -- of course we had the Supreme Court stopping the count in Florida in 2000--and there was another one, much less well known–the election of 1876. For some comparisons we turn to Eric Foner -- he’s won the Pulitzer prize, the Bancroft Prize and the Lincoln prize for his work, most of which has been about Reconstruction.
Also: making...
2020-10-2339 min
Power-Up With The Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Experience!Forever Free by Eric FonerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/214730to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Forever Free
Author: Eric Foner
Narrator: JD Jackson, Joshua Brown - commentator
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 08-11-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 23 ratings
Genres: Civil War
Publisher's Summary:
Drawing on a wide range of long-neglected documents, Eric Foner places a new emphasis on the centrality of the Black experience to an understanding of the era. We see African Americans as active agents in overthrowing slavery, in helping win the Civil War, and - even more actively - in shaping Reconstruction and creating a legacy long...
2020-08-1111h 26
Live at the National Constitution CenterSlavery in America From the Constitution to Reconstruction With Eric FonerIn the spring, the National Constitution Center hosted a series of online constitutional classes where students, teachers, and parents joined in constitutional discussions with scholars from the Center and guest speakers. As we gear up for more classes this coming school year, we’re sharing one of our favorite lectures from spring 2020 on today’s episode. National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen was joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner for a conversation about the Constitution and slavery in America, including the history and legacy of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, ratified during Reconstruction. Our schedule...
2020-08-0456 min
The SydcastHistorian Eric Foner on the Modern Legacy of the Civil War, Lincoln, and ReconstructionEpisode SummaryHistorian and optimist Eric Foner grew up through McCarthyism and the Civil Rights Movement and learned that one of the best ways to interpret history is that no matter how things are there is an opportunity to make them better. Syd and Eric talk about how the issues of the past are the issues of today, the dangers of romanticizing our history, and how some things never change. Professor Foner gives an unvarnished primer in American History and you might be surprised at how current it sounds, in this episode of The Syd...
2020-07-1357 min
Talks at GSEric FonerIn this episode, Eric Foner discusses how passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments reshaped American democracy and how the Reconstruction era continues to influence the modern debate around fundamental rights and their constitutional interpretation. The interview is moderated by Goldman Sachs' Tim O'Neill.Date: October 25, 2019This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, or disclosed by any recipient to any other person. The information contained in this podcast does not constitute a recommendation from any Goldman Sachs entity to the...
2020-02-2829 min
Calling Out ControversyDr. Eric FonerJustin sits down with Dr. Eric Foner to discuss the history behind the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
2020-01-1928 min
JFK Library ForumsThe Constitution: Changes and Challenges in US History with Akhil Amar and Eric FonerAkhil Amar, professor of law and political science at Yale University, and Eric Foner, professor emeritus of history at Columbia University and author of "The Second Founding: How Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution," discuss constitutional changes and challenges throughout our nation’s history. Kenneth Mack, professor of law and history at Harvard University, moderates. For more info, visit jfklibrary.org/forums.
2019-12-111h 35
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEpisode 48: Eric Foner + Chris Hayes (December 5, 2019)Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner discusses his newest book The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution with Chris Hayes of MSNBC and The Nation, in an erudite, energetic and surprisingly funny conversation about the Reconstruction period and its enormous relevance for contemporary American life and politics. (Recorded at St. Joseph’s College on September 29, 2019.)
2019-12-051h 12
The Nation PodcastsGail Collins: Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the Complicated Story of Women and Aging in America; plus Rick Perlstein on Impeachment and Eric Foner on The 1619 ProjectThe adventures of older women in America: Ruth Bader Ginsburg for example is 86,and Nancy Pelosi just turned 80. But where are the prominent Republican women in politics today who are older? Gail Collins has been thinking about that; of course she’s the New York Times op-ed columnist. Her new book is No Stopping Us Now.
Also: Rick Perlstein says the Nixon impeachment limited the charges against the president in order to win a Republican majority in the Senate; since that’s not going to happen with Trump, the Democrats might as well include all his high crimes in their article...
2019-11-2141 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner: The Legacy of Slavery in the Era of TrumpHistorian Eric Foner talks about the New York Times’s “1619 Project,” which argues that the legacy of slavery is central to all of the American past and present—including the White House today.
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2019-11-2116 min
Live at the National Constitution CenterEric Foner on The Second FoundingPultizer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner tells the story of the battle to inscribe equality into the Constitution. Foner traces the arc of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution—the “Reconstruction amendments”—from their dramatic pre-Civil War origins to today, detailing how they changed our founding document and shaped American history. He sits down with National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen.This program was presented in conjunction with the Center’s exhibit Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality.Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
2019-11-191h 00
BackStoryHow Reconstruction Transformed the Constitution: A Feature Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Eric FonerIf you turn on the news, you’re likely to find a heated debate about big issues, from citizenship to voting rights. For Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner, these issues are at the heart of what are often called the “Reconstruction Amendments”: the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the US Constitution. They were passed in 1865, 1868 and 1870, respectively. And if you ask Eric, they’ve been misinterpreted and overlooked for generations.
On this episode, Ed sits down with Eric Foner, a professor emeritus of history at Columbia University, to talk about public perceptions of Reconstruction, the landmark amendments to the Co...
2019-10-1135 minBackStoryHow Reconstruction Transformed the Constitution: A Feature Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Eric FonerIf you turn on the news, you’re likely to find a heated debate about big issues, from citizenship to voting rights. For Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner, these issues are at the heart of what are often called the “Reconstruction Amendments”: the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the US Constitution. They were passed in 1865, 1868 and 1870, respectively. And if you ask Eric, they’ve been misinterpreted and overlooked for generations.
On this episode, Ed sits down with Eric Foner, a professor emeritus of history at Columbia University, to talk about public perceptions of Reconstruction, the landmark amendments to the Co...
2019-10-1135 min
Midtown Scholar Bookstore Author Reading SeriesWITF Smart Talk Live with Eric FonerFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation’s foundation — and how those guarantees have been shaken over time. In The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution, Foner informs our understanding of the present as well as the past. Knowledge and vigilance are always necessary to secure our basic rights.
Eric Foner will be interviewed on-stage by WITF’s Scott LaMar for Smart Talk Live.
2019-10-081h 18
Midtown Scholar Bookstore Author Reading SeriesWITF Smart Talk Live with Eric FonerFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation’s foundation — and how those guarantees have been shaken over time. In The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution, Foner informs our understanding of the present as well as the past. Knowledge and vigilance are always necessary to secure our basic rights.
Eric Foner will be interviewed on-stage by WITF’s Scott LaMar for Smart Talk Live.
2019-10-0800 min
Living in the USAAfter impeachment: the 2020 election--Stan Greenberg; plus Jeet Heer on Hunter Biden and Eric FonerCould the Republican defense of Trump in the impeachment proceedings open the door to a watershed victory for Democrats across the board? Even before Nancy Pelosi finally agreed that it was time to begin impeachment proceedings, the Democrats’ prospects for a sweep of the 202 elections were good. That’s what Stan Greenberg says -- he’s a longtime pollster and adviser to Democratic presidents from Clinton to Obama. He’s also a bestselling author, with a new book out – it has the wonderful title 'R.I.P. G.O.P.'
Also: Jeet Heer of The Nation magazine considers the Republican...
2019-10-0440 min
Start Making Sense ClipsThe Roots of the Right to Vote: Eric FonerHistorian Eric Foner talks about about voter suppression and the right to vote, about who gets to be a citizen, what rights undocumented immigrants have, and about the history of mass incarceration--and how they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part of the country’s attempt to redefine citizenship after the end of slavery. His new book is The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.
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2019-09-2618 min
The Nation PodcastsImpeachment at Last: Jeet Heer on Trump, plus Eric Foner on voting rights and Jane McElevey on the UAW strikeTrump finally went too far, even for Nancy Pelosi: he used money appropriated by Congress for foreign aid to pressure the president of Ukraine to come up with dirt on Joe Biden—dirt that Trump could use in the upcoming election. Jeet Heer comments – he’s National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation.
Also: historian Eric Foner talks about about voter suppression, about who gets to be a citizen, what rights undocumented immigrants have, and about the roots of mass incarceration--they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part of the country’s attempt to redefine citizenship after the end of sl...
2019-09-2638 min
The Legal History PodcastEPISODE 6: Eric FonerIn this episode, Siobhan discusses law in the Reconstruction era with Eric Foner, the Dewitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. Foner, the author of seminal work Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, has dedicated much of the last year to public outreach about Reconstruction to mark its 150th anniversary.
2019-05-2531 min
Living in the USAIsraeli Election w/ Meyerson; Eric Foner on Reconstruction; Plus: Laurie Winer on Stephen MillerIsrael's 2019 election results are in, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to serve a record fifth term -- what does this mean for the United States and American Jews? Harold Meyerson comments
Next, "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War" premieres on PBS this week; we talk with historian Eric Foner about the first interracial democracy in the world--and how it was destroyed.
Plus: Stephen Miller went from being a shy middle school kid in Santa Monica to Trump's top advisor, the evil genius behind Trump's vicious immigration and asylum policies -- Laurie Winer reports on what happened to him.
2019-04-121h 35
Start Making Sense ClipsReconstruction after the Civil War: The World's First Interracial Democracy--Eric Foner‘Reconstruction: America After The Civil War’—that’s the new show premiering on TV this week. It’s a four-hour PBS documentary produced and hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the years after the Civil War, when the defeated South faced revolutionary social change—the world’s first interracial democracy. Eric Foner comments – he was chief historical advisor on the documentary.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2019-04-1118 min
The Nation PodcastsKirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left: Joan Walsh, plus Eric Foner on Reconstruction and Amy Wilentz on Jared KushnerKirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Elizabeth Warren are the women in the Senate who have announced campaigns for the Democratic nomination—and Gillibrand is running on Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. She started out in Congress as more of a centrist Democrat—how authentic has her transformation been? Joan Walsh reports.
Also: ‘Reconstruction: America After The Civil War’—that’s the new show premiering on TV this week. It’s a four-hour PBS documentary produced and hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the years after the Civil War, when the defeated South faced revolutionary social change—the...
2019-04-1140 min
Living in the USAFrom George Bush 41 to Donald Trump: Harold Meyerson, plus Eric Foner on Frederick Douglass--and UsGeorge H. W. Bush paved the way for today’s Republican party with his racist Willy Horton campaign. He also nominated Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, and pardoned the Iran-Contra conspirator whose trial would have exposed his own abuse of power. Harold Meyerson explains -- he’s executive editor of the American Prospect.
Plus: Frederick Douglass, the black abolitionist, was the most famous black American of the 19th century. Historian Eric Foner says Douglass’s political ideas can help us in our struggles today.
2018-12-1427 min
Start Making Sense ClipsFrederick Douglass—and Us: Eric FonerFrederick Douglass, the black abolitionist, was the most famous black American of the 19th century. Historian Eric Foner says Douglass’s political ideas can help us in our struggles today.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2018-12-0611 min
The Nation PodcastsGeorge H.W. Bush Gave Us Today's Republican Party: Harold Meyerson, plus Katha Pollitt on White Women and Trump and Eric Foner on Frederick DouglassGeorge H. W. Bush paved the way for today’s Republican party with his racist Willy Horton campaign, nominated Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, and pardoned the Iran-Contra conspirator whose trial would have exposed his own abuse of power. Harold Meyerson explains -- he’s executive editor of the American Prospect.
Also: Katha Pollitt finds lessons from the midterms about white women who support Trump – she argues that they are unlikely to change their minds, and that we’d do better following the example of Stacey Abrams and mobilizing the nonvoters.
Plus: Frederick Douglass, the black abolitionist, was the most fam...
2018-12-0536 min
The BridgeheadConfederate statues and the Underground Railroad: A conversation with Dr. Eric FonerPulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner joins Jonathon Van Maren for a discussion about Confederate statues, the Civil War, and what the past can teach us about the present in these troubled times.
2018-11-1631 min
Culture Wars with Jonathon Van MarenConfederate statues and the Underground Railroad: A conversation with Dr. Eric FonerPulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner joins Jonathon Van Maren for a discussion about Confederate statues, the Civil War, and what the past can teach us about the present in these troubled times.
2018-11-1631 min
The Midpod: The Midterms PodcastEp. 46 Eric Foner: The Imagined CommunityHistorian Eric Foner shares key insights into the historical struggle for freedom and the crucial role of principled dissent. We find lessons for active citizens today.
2018-07-3139 min
Start Making Sense ClipsEric Foner: Columbia 1968—Lessons for Today's Social Justice MovementsIt’s the 50th anniversary of the student uprising at Columbia University, against university complicity in the war—setting the path for that students at hundreds of other schools followed during the next few years. Historian Eric Foner explains how it happened, and finds lessons for today’s movements for social justice.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2018-05-1014 min
The Nation PodcastsTrump has No Plan B on Iran—Except War: Michael Klare, plus D.D. Guttenplan on Texas and Eric Foner on Columbia ‘68Trump’s plan on pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal is to pressure Iran to restart negotiations on terms more favorable to the US—but that’s never going to happen, says Michael Klare. And Trump has no Plan B – except for war—which could quickly involve Israel fighting in Lebanon against Iran’s ally Hezbollah, which has thousands of rockets aimed at Israeli cities.
Also: the coming showdown in Texas between populist Democrats and establishment Democrats” D. D. Guttenplan has returned from the Lone Star State with a report on the political transformation underway there.
Plus: It’s the 50th annivers...
2018-05-1042 min
The World in Time / Lapham’s QuarterlyEpisode 21: Eric Foner“History does not tell us what to do,” Civil War scholar Eric Foner says, but it does help us understand how the world got this way, as long as you aren’t stuck playing the Great Men greatest hits in your studies. But that’s what most of us learn: a litany of good or important deeds done by familiar names that turns history into a constellation of memorized details instead of a reckoning. This pockmarked understanding of the past, and the efforts to render history into more than a sunny yet useless bit of impressionism, is the theme of Foner’s...
2018-01-0537 min
Article Club#11 Clare Green & Eric FonerPrincipal Clare Green interviews Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. They discuss Prof. Foner's recent article, "Confederate Statues and 'Our' History."--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/highlightercc/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit articleclub.substack.com/subscribe
2017-09-1826 min
Politics and Polls#53: Battles for Freedom with Eric Foner Drawing connections between the past and present often sparks fierce debates within the American political landscape. In this episode, Eric Foner, one of America's most distinguished historians, discusses these interpretations of history and how they relate to today. His latest book, "Battles for Freedom," explores this "use and abuse of American history," unearthing the hidden history of American radicalism. Finer is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America.
2017-07-2735 min
Explaining HistoryBook Review: Battles for Freedom by Eric FonerThe monthly book review returns, with a review of Battles for Freedom - the essays of Eric Foner for the Nation magazine 1977-2015 Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperW...
2017-05-2614 minExplaining HistoryBook Review: Battles for Freedom by Eric FonerThe monthly book review returns, with a review of Battles for Freedom - the essays of Eric Foner for the Nation magazine 1977-2015 Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperW...
2017-05-2614 min
Download the Top 100 Audiobooks in History, AmericanAmerican History Now Audiobook by Eric Foner, Lisa McGirr, American Historical AssociationPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: American History Now
Author: Eric Foner, Lisa McGirr, American Historical Association
Narrator: Scotty Drake
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-22-16
Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
American History Now collects 18 original historiographic essays that survey recent scholarship in American history and trace the shifting lines of interpretation and debate in the field.
The new generation of historians showcased in American History Now posed new questions and developed new approaches to scholarship...
2016-09-225h 59
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureHistorian Eric Foner on the Face of Racism TodayThis Week: Making sense of the election season with a historian. From Confederate monuments to election politics to utopian communities, Eric Foner discusses today’s politics through the legacy of the past, and Laura takes a new look at a hundred-year-old proclamation. Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of this country's most prominent historians, and the foremost expert and the civil war and reconstruction. He is the author of more than 20 books, including many classics, such as Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War; Noth...
2016-04-1923 min
WITF Smart TalkSmart Talk 02/24/2016: Pulitzer Prize winner Eric Foner; New WITF campaignPulitzer Prize winning author, Eric Foner, one of the nation's most respected historians, appears on Wednesday's Smart Talk. Dr. Foner discusses his new book Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad, which is WITF and Aaron's Books Pick-of-the-Month for February. It's also a great story for Black History Month. The book describes the secret network that helped more than 3,000 African-American slaves escape to freedom during the early and mid-1800's. It builds on previously unseen evidence from that time period that includes detailed records of slave escapes and the collaboration of hundreds of black and white Americans...
2016-02-2400 min
Nostalgia TrapNostalgia Trap - Episode 41: Eric FonerProfessor Eric Foner is a leading contemporary historian, whose work focuses on American political history, shifting notions of freedom and liberty, and (perhaps most famously) on the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction. He spoke about growing up in a politically-active family (both his father and uncle were blacklisted American historians), and told me about his encounters and interactions with figures from Paul Robeson and W.E.B. DuBois to Richard Hofstadter, Herbert Gutman, and Eugene Genovese. We also talked about the origins of his historical methodology, his thoughts on contemporary politics, and his latest book, Gateway to Freedom: The Hi...
2015-03-2555 minNostalgia TrapNostalgia Trap - Episode 41: Eric FonerProfessor Eric Foner is a leading contemporary historian, whose work focuses on American political history, shifting notions of freedom and liberty, and (perhaps most famously) on the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction. He spoke about growing up in a politically-active family (both his father and uncle were blacklisted American historians), and told me about his encounters and interactions with figures from Paul Robeson and W.E.B. DuBois to Richard Hofstadter, Herbert Gutman, and Eugene Genovese. We also talked about the origins of his historical methodology, his thoughts on contemporary politics, and his latest book, Gateway to Freedom: The Hi...
2015-03-2555 min
UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures (Video)The Origins of American Freedom with Eric FonerEric Foner is an American historian whose interests include political history, the history of freedom and the early history of the Republican Party. Foner is also the leading contemporary historian on the Civil-War Reconstruction period. He is only the second person to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 23361]
2012-04-061h 32UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures (Audio)The Origins of American Freedom with Eric FonerEric Foner is an American historian whose interests include political history, the history of freedom and the early history of the Republican Party. Foner is also the leading contemporary historian on the Civil-War Reconstruction period. He is only the second person to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 23361]
2012-04-061h 32
American History (Audio)Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery with Eric Foner (Conversations with History)Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning historian Eric Foner for a discussion of his book, “The Fiery Trial.” The conversation focuses on Lincoln’s relationship to slavery over the course of his career. As Lincoln moved from local, to state and then national politics, he grew in stature and his understanding of the complexity of the issue matured. The discussion focuses on the key dimensions of his intellectual and political growth including Lincoln’s background, his command of language in his speeches and writings, and his remarkable skills as a political leader. The discussion concludes with a comparison of Linco...
2011-11-0754 min
Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSEric Foner on Abraham Lincoln.The legacy and legend of Lincoln. As Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday approaches, Bill Moyers sits down with historian and Lincoln biographer Eric Foner to discuss the legacy and the legend of America's most studied president. Having just received Illinois' highest honor, the Order of Lincoln, Eric Foner is author of Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and his World and speaks to Moyers about the evolution of Lincoln's image from politician to icon.
2009-02-0618 minBill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSEric Foner and Patricia J. WilliamsBill Moyers sits down with Columbia University professor Eric Foner, who specializes in political and African-American history, and Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia University.
2008-11-0724 min