The Significance of Emancipation and Reconstruction in American History by Eric Foner

Name: The Significance of Emancipation and Reconstruction in American History by Eric Foner
Start: 2025-02-25T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Leonard Auditorium at Wofford College

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Leonard Auditorium at Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC

The renowned historian Eric Foner will be on campus to talk about the history of Southern Reconstruction and its consequences. Foner is a leading authority on the Reconstruction Era, and he also won the Pulitzer Prize for History, the Lincoln Prize and the Bancroft Prize for “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.” His lecture is part of the Chapman Lecture Series, which has been annually held at Wofford since 2016. Foner will be available for book signings after his talk.