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1. www.npr.org › 2020/06/05 › 870459750Historian Eric Foner On The 'Unresolved Legacy Of ... - NPR

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   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,...

   • 'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The ...

     Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the...

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     Eric Foner: Reconstruction and the Constitution

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3. www.vox.com › 22241397 › reconstruction-whiteEric Foner on what Reconstruction teaches us about white ...

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   Jan 21, 2021 · What Reconstruction teaches us about white nationalism today. Historian Eric Foner on the long tradition of white nationalists clashing with Black people exercising their rights.

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4. facingtoday.facinghistory.org › reconstruction"Reconstruction Never Ended": A Review of Eric Foner's Second ...

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   For historian Eric Foner, the Reconstruction Era was nothing less than a second founding of the U.S. marked by the greatest expansion of constitutional rights since the document’s ratification. But this second founding has also left a complicated legacy littered with devastating reversals of justice that demand our continued attention today.

5. bowdoinorient.com › 2024/09/20 › eric-fonerEric Foner reconstructs the history of Reconstruction

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   Sep 20, 2024 · In a packed Kresge Auditorium Wednesday evening, Dr. Eric Foner, professor emeritus of history at Columbia University and winner of several Pulitzer Prizes, gave a talk on the Reconstruction period following the United States Civil War and its impact on today’s political climate.

6. www.nytimes.com › why-reconstruction-mattersOpinion | Why Reconstruction Matters - The New York Times

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   Mar 28, 2015 · Reconstruction refers to the period, generally dated from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation’s laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee the basic rights of the former slaves, and...

7. www.journalofthecivilwarera.org › 2015 › 12Eric Foner on Reconstruction’s Continued Relevance

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   Dec 15, 2015 · Foner cleared up many misconceptions about Reconstruction’s development and demise. Foner reminded the audience that Reconstruction represented a fundamental shift in thinking about the relationship of the federal government to the people.

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   What did Eric Foner say about reconstruction?

   • What Eric Foner wrote then is sadly just as true today. Foner said, quote, "The unresolved legacy of Reconstruction remains a part of our lives.

   Historian Eric Foner On The 'Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction' - NPR

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   Can the second founding reorient our understanding of the Reconstruction era?

   • This is where Eric Foner’s recently published book, The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution, can help reorient our understanding of the period. The Second Founding is exactly the right book to inspire a move towards a new appreciation of the Reconstruction Era as Foner wrote it with a mass audience in mind.

   "Reconstruction Never Ended": A Review of Eric Foner's Second Founding

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   Who is Eric Foner?

   • GROSS: Eric Foner, thank you very much for talking with us. FONER: I'm - always my pleasure to talk to you, Terry. BIANCULLI: Historian Eric Foner speaking to Terry Gross in 2006. He's written about history, politics and the fight for racial equality for 50 years now and currently is the DeWitt Clinton professor of history at Columbia University.

   Historian Eric Foner On The 'Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction' - NPR

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   Was the Reconstruction era a reversal of Justice?

   • For historian Eric Foner, the Reconstruction Era was nothing less than a second founding of the U.S. marked by the greatest expansion of constitutional rights since the document’s ratification. But this second founding has also left a complicated legacy littered with devastating reversals of justice that demand our continued attention today.

   "Reconstruction Never Ended": A Review of Eric Foner's Second Founding

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   Was the Reconstruction Era an afterthought?

   • Yet for all the attention paid to the war itself, the Reconstruction Era is almost treated as an afterthought. For historian Eric Foner, the Reconstruction Era was nothing less than a second founding of the U.S. marked by the greatest expansion of constitutional rights since the document’s ratification.

   "Reconstruction Never Ended": A Review of Eric Foner's Second Founding

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   When did Terry Gross talk to Eric Foner?

   • Terry Gross spoke with Eric Foner in 2006 when "Forever Free: The Story Of Emancipation and Reconstruction" was first published. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) TERRY GROSS: Reconstruction has such a bad image in some history books. It's the period of scalawags and carpetbaggers.

   Historian Eric Foner On The 'Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction' - NPR

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9. www.npr.org › 2019/09/17 › 761551835'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The ...

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   Sep 17, 2019 · Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.