![]() ![]() His father, Jack, and his uncle, Philip, both taught history at City College before they were dismissed and blacklisted as Communists.įor the elder Foners, a radical approach to US history involved placing the black freedom struggle at center stage. Foner’s most important books have transformed the way we see - and the way we teach - the origins of the Civil War, the significance of slave emancipation, and the politics of postwar Reconstruction.įoner grew up in a New York family equally devoted to historical scholarship and left-wing politics. ![]() ![]() Yet the true measure of his legacy lies not in accolades but influence. A rare scholar who is both prominent outside the historical community and esteemed within it, over the course of a fifty-year career Foner has acquired virtually every award, tribute, and professional honor available to a historian in the United States. No living historian has done more to shape our understanding of the American Civil War era than Eric Foner. Subscribe today to get a copy or order a single issue. The new issue of Jacobin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Union victory and emancipation, is out now. ![]()
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