Writing History: Eric Foner Talks About His Work Over Five Decades & "Our Fragile Freedoms"
MHS Event
Eric Foner in conversation with Lisa Krassner, MHS, and Ryan J. Woods, American Ancestors
in partnership with American Ancestors’ American Inspiration Author series
This is a virtual event. Tickets are $15 for the live event and video recording; $48 with pre-ordered signed book ($35 retail) sent Priority Mail in the US (Media Mail in Massachusetts).
Eric Foner, one of the most acclaimed and influential US historians, talks with the Presidents of American Ancestors and the Massachusetts Historical Society about his work over five decades and his just-published book, Our Fragile Freedoms, an insightful guide to our history and why it matters.
A preeminent historian of the Civil War era, Foner will discuss the importance of researching and writing about America’s history and his new publication. Our Fragile Freedoms collects Foner’s recent essays and demonstrates the range of his interests and expertise: from slavery to antislavery, through disunion and the remaking of the United States in the 19th century; Jim Crow, to the civil rights movement, and into our era. Foner takes up such towering figures as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Rosa Parks, and pivotal events including the Fugitive Slave Act and the Tulsa Race Massacre. Don’t miss this masterful historian’s insights and conversation with Ryan J. Woods of American Ancestors and Lisa Krassner of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
For any questions about this program or to receive an MHS Member discount code, please contact Olivia Sayah at 617-646-0580, or osayah@masshist.org.
