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Reconstruction Updated Edition America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-18 (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Eric Foner

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" ( Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Klein urged listeners to read Foner's Reconstruction (or the Du Bois alternative) as essential background for understanding America's past.

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I just really believe that everybody needs to learn about Reconstruction and how it ended. I don't care if you read Eric Foner's book on Reconstruction or W.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America...

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Klein urged listeners to read Foner's Reconstruction (or the Du Bois alternative) as essential background for understanding America's past.

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I just really believe that everybody needs to learn about Reconstruction and how it ended. I don't care if you read Eric Foner's book on Reconstruction or W.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America.

Strict Scrutiny

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Strict Scrutiny

Justice Thomas was encouraged to reread this book, which is about Reconstruction after the Civil War. It was mentioned in the context of Justice Thomas's apparent lack of understanding of the historical context of the 14th Amendment.

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I think Clarence Thomas needs to reread Eric Foner's history of reconstruction.

— Episode: SCOTUS Has Their Own Theories About Trum...

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Justice Thomas was encouraged to reread this book, which is about Reconstruction after the Civil War. It was mentioned in the context of Justice Thomas's apparent lack of understanding of the historical context of the 14th Amendment.

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I think Clarence Thomas needs to reread Eric Foner's history of reconstruction.

American History Tellers

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American History Tellers

Foner's book is considered the seminal work on Reconstruction and credits Du Bois's work as foundational.

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And what Du Bois writes in this really centering Black freed people as part of this reconstruction study actually forms the foundation of Eric Foner's Reconstruction, which is what people consider the...

— Episode: Reconstruction Era | Counter Narratives...

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Foner's book is considered the seminal work on Reconstruction and credits Du Bois's work as foundational.

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And what Du Bois writes in this really centering Black freed people as part of this reconstruction study actually forms the foundation of Eric Foner's Reconstruction, which is what people consider the seminal book about Reconstruction now.

And Foner gives all credit to Du Bois.

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