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The Story of American Freedom
1998-11-15T20:01:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWE1XC8xMTMxMjQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Foner discussed his book, The Story of American Freedom,
published by W.W. Norton and Company. He talked about the ideological conflicts of the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War
and the shifts in thought about definitions of freedom and to whom it
should apply.
Mr. Foner discussed his book, The Story of American Freedom,
published by W.W. Norton and Company. He talked about the ideological conflic…
read more
published by W.W. Norton and Company. He talked about the ideological conflicts of the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War
and the shifts in thought about definitions of freedom and to whom it
should apply.
Mr. Foner discussed his book, The Story of American Freedom, published by W.W. Norton and Company. He talked about the ideological conflic… read more
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