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The Starting Point

by Viktor Bunin Posted on September 16, 2010

The most essential freedom discussed by Foner is the freedom from slavery. Without it, the others are nearly meaningless because those freedoms would go to already free men. Freedom is a very broad term and people had a very different … Continue reading →

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Power to the People!

by aodi Posted on September 16, 2010

Eric Foner discusses many types of freedoms in chapter 15, but the one thing that really caught my attention was freedom that allowed blacks to hold offices. During reconstruction about 2,000 African Americans occupied public offices. Since the 15th amendment … Continue reading →

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Vote for Freedom!

by Rovenna Yakubov Posted on September 15, 2010

In Chapter 15 of his book “Give Me Liberty!”, Eric Foner mentions quite a few definitions of freedom. Garrison Frazier described freedom as “placing us where we could reap the fruit of our own labor, and take care of ourselves”. … Continue reading →

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