Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ500374
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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The Meaning of Freedom in the Age of Emancipation. Presidential Address, 1994.
Foner, Eric
Journal of American History, v81 n2 p435-60 Sep 1994
Contends that this is an exciting and troubling time for historians. Discusses changes in historiography in recent years, particularly in relation to the historical role of minority groups and women. Outlines changing concepts of slavery, liberty, and freedom in U.S. history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Capitalism, Democratic Values, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Females, Free Enterprise System, Higher Education, Historiography, History, Racial Relations, Revolutionary War (United States), Slavery, Social Bias, Social Change, Social History, Social Influences, Social Science Research, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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