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Eric Foner (born February 7, 1943 in New York City) is an American historian. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He has been a faculty member in the department of history at Columbia University since 1982 and writes extensively on political history, the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party, African American biography, Reconstruction, and historiography. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Foner is considered the leading contemporary historian of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

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Biography

Appointed the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, Foner specializes in nineteenth century American history, the American Civil War, slavery, and Reconstruction. DeWitt Clinton ( March 2, 1769 Little Britain New York February 11, 1828 Albany New York) was an early American politician The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another He served as president of the Organization of American Historians in (1993-94), and of the American Historical Association (200). The Organization of American Historians ( OAH) formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is an organization of historians focusing The American Historical Association ( AHA) is the oldest and largest society of Historians and Teachers of History in the United States

From 1973-1982, he served as a Professor in the Department of History at City College and Graduate Center at City University of New York. The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. In 1976-1977, he was a visiting professor of American History at Princeton University.

Foner earned his B. A. , summa cum laude, from Columbia University in 1963; a second B. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. A. from Oriel College, Oxford, as a Kellett Fellow in 1965; and his Ph. Oriel College, located in Oriel Square, Oxford, is the fifth oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The Euretta J Kellett Fellowship is a prestigious prize awarded to two graduating seniors a year at Columbia College, the main undergraduate school of Columbia University D. in 1969, under the tutelage of Richard Hofstadter at Columbia University. Richard Hofstadter ( August 6, 1916 - October 24, 1970) was an American Historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History

His father was historian Jack D. Foner, who had been blacklisted for his party affiliations. Jack Donald Foner ( December 14, 1910 - December 10, 1999) was an American historian best known for writing histories of the labor Jon Wiener, professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, wrote that Eric Foner describes his father as his "first great teacher," and recalls how, "deprived of his livelihood while I was growing up, he supported our family as a freelance lecturer. Jon Wiener is professor of history at the University of California Irvine, a contributing editor to The Nation magazine and a Los Angeles radio host The University of California Irvine is a public Coeducational Research university situated in Irvine, California. . . . Listening to his lectures, I came to appreciate how present concerns can be illuminated by the study of the past—how the repression of the McCarthy era recalled the days of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the civil rights movement needed to be viewed in light of the great struggles of Black and White abolitionists, and in the brutal suppression of the Philippine insurrection at the turn of the century could be found the antecedents of American intervention in Vietnam. McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the United States Congress —who were waging an undeclared naval war with France I also imbibed a way of thinking about the past in which visionaries and underdogs—Tom Paine, Wendell Phillips, Eugene V. Debs, and W.E.B. DuBois—were as central to the historical drama as presidents and captains of industry, and how a commitment to social justice could infuse one's attitudes towards the past. Thomas Paine (January 29 1737 &ndash June 8 1809 was an English Pamphleteer, Revolutionary, radical, Inventor, and Intellectual Wendell Phillips ( 29 November 1811 &ndash 2 February 1884) was an American Abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans Eugene Victor Debs (November 5 1855 &ndash October 20 1926 was an American union leader one of the founding members of the International Labor Union and the Industrial William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (duːˈbɔɪz ( February 23, 1868 August 27, 1963) was an American Civil rights activist " [1]

Eric Foner is married to Lynn Garafola, [2] professor of dance at Barnard College and dance critic, historian, and curator. Barnard College is a women's liberal arts college founded in 1889 They have one daughter. He was previously married to screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal[3]. Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (born Naomi Achs on March 15, 1946 in New York City) is an American Screenwriter.

Career

Foner serves on the editorial boards of Past and Present and The Nation. Past & Present ( is a British historical journal published four times a year by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Past and Present Society This article is about the US Publication. For other newspapers magazines and alternate uses by the same name see The Nation (disambiguation. He has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, London Review of Books, and other publications. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The London Review of Books (or LRB) is a Fortnightly British literary and political magazine In addition, he has spoken about history on television and radio, including Charlie Rose, Book Notes, and All Things Considered, and appeared in historical documentaries on PBS and The History Channel. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist All Things Considered (ATC is a news radio program in the United States broadcast on the National Public Radio network The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften Foner also contributed an essay and conversation with John Sayles in Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies, published by the Society of American Historians in 1995. He was the historian in Freedom: A History of US on PBS in 2003.

Exhibitions

Foner was the co-curator, with Olivia Mahoney, of two prize-winning exhibitions on American history: A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln, which opened at the Chicago History Museum in 1990, and America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War, which opened at the Virginia Historical Society in 1995 and traveled to several other locations. Chicago History Museum (formerly known as the Chicago Historical Society) was founded in 1856 The Virginia Historical Society, founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond Virginia, is a major repository He revised the presentation of American history at the Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland, and has served as consultant to several National Park Service historical sites and historical museums. The Hall of Presidents is an Attraction located in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Great Moments with Mr Lincoln is the name of an Attraction that was originally showcased as the Prime Feature of the State of Illinois The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation

Foner served as an expert witness for the University of Michigan's defense of affirmative action in its undergraduate and law school admissions (Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger) considered by the U. Gratz v Bollinger, 539 US 244 ( 2003) was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the University of Michigan Grutter v Bollinger, 539 US 306 (2003 is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affirmative action S. Supreme Court in 2003.

Prizes

In 1991, Foner won the Great Teacher Award[1] from the Society of Columbia Graduates. In 1995, he was named Scholar of the Year by the New York Council for the Humanities. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the British Academy, and holds an honorary doctorate from Iona College. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning The British Academy is the United Kingdom 's National academy for the Humanities and the Social sciences It was established by Royal Charter Iona College is located in New Rochelle New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. He has taught at Cambridge University as Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions, Oxford University as Harmsworth Professor of American History, and Moscow State University as Fulbright Professor. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate In 2007, the alumni of Columbia College voted him the John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement. John Jay (December 12 1745 – May 17 1829 was an American Politician, Statesman, revolutionary, Diplomat, a Supreme Court

Praise

Journalist Nat Hentoff called his Story of American Freedom "an indispensable book that should be read in every school in the land. Nat Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American Historian, Novelist, Jazz Critic, and Columnist for "[2] "Eric Foner is one of the most prolific, creative, and influential American historians of the past 20 years," according to a write-up in the Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D His work is "brilliant, important" a reviewer wrote in the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed [3]

Historian Michael Perman notes Foner's significance as an historian of the Reconstruction era:

And now, with the appearance of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, a massive volume of 690 pages, Foner has established himself as the leading authority on the Reconstruction period. This book is not simply a distillation of the secondary literature; it is a masterly account- broad in scope as well as rich in detail and insight. [4]

Criticism

Theodore Draper regarded Foner as "one of our most distinguished historians" and "a partisan of radical sects and opinions. Theodore Draper ( September 11, 1912 – February 21, 2006) was an American Historian and political writer "[4] John Patrick Diggins of the City University of New York, wrote that Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, is, "a magisterial narrative," and, "a moving account," but characterized the historian as, "an unforgiving historian of America. The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. " [5] Conservative activist and "academia-watchdog" David Horowitz described as "anti-American" a Columbia University teach-in that Foner helped organize in 2003; Daniel Pipes named Foner among the "Profs who hate America" (for the historian's opposition to the Iraq War). David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and activist Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. A teach-in is a method of non-violent Protest, first employed against the U Daniel Pipes (born September 9 1949 is a American historian and political commentator who particularly focuses on the Middle East and Islam. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign [6] Bernard Goldberg opined that Foner is #75 in Goldberg's personal list of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America in 2005. Bernard Richard Goldberg‎ (b 31 May 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American Writer, Journalist, and

Foner, in turn, has questioned why modern conservatives such as Gale Norton and John Ashcroft continue to praise the Confederacy. Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. [7]

Quotations

"Like all momentous events, September 11 is a remarkable teaching opportunity. But only if we use it to open rather than to close debate. Critical intellectual analysis is our responsibility—to ourselves and to our students. " - "Rethinking American History in a Post-9/11 World" History News Network

"[S]uccessful teaching rests both on a genuine and selfless concern for students and on the ability to convey to them a love of history. " - Eric Foner, Who Owns History? (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 2002), page 7.

"In a global age, the forever-unfinished story of American freedom must become a conversation with the entire world, not a complacent monologue with ourselves. " - "American Freedom in a Global Age" Presidential Address to the American Historical Association annual meeting January 2001.

After the attacks of September 11, 2001: "It was a rare commentator indeed who pointed out that Osama bin Laden and the Islamic fundamentalists of Afghanistan were trained and armed by our side during the 1980s or that the list of states that harbour terrorism include some close allies of the United States. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March " London Review of Books

"Events are only inevitable after they happen. " -Who Owns History? Rethinking the Past in a Changing World

Works by Foner

Books

Some of his books have been translated into Portuguese, Italian, and Chinese.

Articles

References

Notes

  1. ^ In Memoriam: Jack D. Foner - Perspectives (April 2000) - American Historical Association
  2. ^ Barnard College Newscenter
  3. ^ Eric Foner
  4. ^ Perman, Michael. "Eric Foner's Reconstruction: A Finished Revolution". Reviews in American History, Vol. 17, No. 1. (Mar. , 1989), pp. 73-78.

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Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore is an award-winning historian of the American South at Yale University. Ronald Radosh (b 1937, New York City) is an American historian specializing in the Cold War.
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