Eric Foner

Within the preface of Eric Foner’s A Short History of Reconstruction, Foner details the distinct characteristics of the ever-changing era of Reconstruction, taking place after the Civil War. The always-changing definitions of history have transformed the process of understanding this time period (Foner, xi). Because of this, the Preface, written by Foner in 1990, illustrates the drastically different viewpoints of the schools of thought found during the Reconstruction period. The Preface is divided

Nina Stiener Mr. Maynard APUSH Period 3 10 January 2010 Reconstruction: Eric Foner The Reconstruction time period, 1865 through 1877, was a complex time for America. The southern part of the nation was in need of governmental, economical, and social repair after losing the Civil War. Radical Republicans, Democrats, and newly freed African Americans all were influential in the age of Reconstruction. Historians have struggled to put into words exactly what Reconstruction incorporates and precisely

The juxtaposition Eric Foner creates between Stephen A. Douglas’s, popular sovereignty and Lincoln’s absolutist ideology, demonstrations that the issue of slavery will ultimately transform the political atmosphere for years to come. According to Foner, both Lincoln and Douglas disagree on the account of the intentions of the founding fathers right to “local self-government”. Douglas contributed a long article to Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, in which he states that the doctrine of popular sovereignty

Darien Wellman Age of Jackson to 1900 Dr. Gershenhorn September 18, 2015 Summary and Analysis of Dr. Eric Foner’s Lecture on The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln Dr. Eric Foner, professor at Columbia University, gave a lecture on Abraham Lincoln’s evolution of the ideas of slavery. Even before the American Civil War began, Foner said Lincoln believed slavery was wrong. However, when he was challenged on the issue, Lincoln did not believe that African-Americans should be treated, as total equals with

investigation will specifically look to how the Lincoln assassination allowed for the rise in the Radical Republican Party from 1866 to 1868 and the party’s effect on reconstruction acts leading to the failure of the post-civil war reconstruction era. Eric Foner’s novel Reconstruction: America 's Unfinished Revolution is largely accepted to be one of the most complete works regarding

“Review of Reconstruction Revisited” In “Reconstruction Revisited”, Eric Foner reexamines the political, social, and economic experiences of black and white Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War. With the help of many historian works, Foner gives equal representation to both sides of the Reconstruction argument. Foner writes that nowhere, was the transfer in black life more profound than in politics. The amazing political mobilization of the black community was one of the most striking

In early New England textile mills, women and child labor contributed a huge effort to the production of textiles (Foner, The “Mill” Girls 264.). Accepting women in the work place was a huge breakthrough in the progression of women’s rights. In The kingdom Of Matthias, Matthias reacted to how women are getting the rights to work as to give them tasks in the household

Foner fails to provide any actual numbers regarding how many slaves were set free, or any indication how long this natural disintegration process would have taken. These few very small steps seem redundant in this grand marathon. Perhaps as the war waged on Lincoln and the Union leaders saw emancipation as a stepping stone in order to win the war. By the time Congress passed the Second Confiscation and Militia Act in 1862 which freed slaves whose masters where in the Confederate Army. The Union

years of the Civil War. What happened during and after this monumental event would shape the region for years to follow. The period after, or Reconstruction as it is sometimes called was a period of renewal and restoration. In this week’s text, Eric Foner a professor from Columbia University presents us with a monograph about focused on the aftermath of the Civil War. This monograph is entitled A Short History of Reconstruction. This book in my opinion covers all aspects that one needs to know about

Eric Foner’s epilogue discusses the effects of reconstruction during, as well as after it occured. He highlights many different main points as he weaves his way through the piece. One of these points is the issue of race that sprung up during reconstruction. The South felt that the black’s place was in the fields while the North gave them the right to vote and made them a free man. This is discussed through different accounts between some white men and some black men. The black men tell of the time