eric foner: thank you. first person at the microphone there. >> my name is marian anderson from concord, massachusetts. eric foner: can you speak a little closer? >> my name is marian anderson from concord, massachusetts. i represent historic african-american site there. i want to thank you for this wonderful discussion. i agree that it seems very difficult to start tearing down the symbols of atrocities that have been thrown on african-americans historically. i agree in particular because of folks like jesse collins, called the invisible, like the first 14 president had slaves. if we first start tearing down symbols, it would have to be everywhere. washington dc would have to be renamed, for example. yesterday for example, i saw the korean war memorial and the individual troops in that field. it is powerful. and the beard of toni morrison, maybe we just need more memorial like that, individuals coming out of slavery walking across the field, walking away from a ship. that is my first -- eric foner: we have

eric foner: thank you. first person at the microphone there. >> my name is marian anderson from concord, massachusetts. eric foner: can you speak a little closer? >> ever-present historic african-american site -- i represent historic african-american site there. i want to think you for this cash thank you for this wonderful -- i want to thank you for this wonderful discussion. it seems very difficult to start tearing down thatymbols of atrocities have been thrown on african-americans historically. i agree in particular because of folks like jesse collins, called the invisible, like the fort -- first 14 president had slaves. if we first start tearing down symbols, it would have to be everywhere. washington dc would have to be renamed, for example. example, i saw the korean war memorial and the individual troops in that field. it is powerful. beard of toni morrison, maybe we just need more memorial like that, individuals coming out of slavery walking across the field, walking away from a ship. that is my firs

it was as eric foner would describe reconstruction an unfinished revolution. now, keep in mind that term "unfinished." not a thwarted revolution, folks. not an abortive revolution, not even a half won revolution as john milton spoke of orpheus's half won turning back too soon and lost to him forever. unfinished, as if this is in some sense a continuous process, leading up to and in many ways enlightening the present day. in that term, foner and others have presage not just the reconstruction generation's future, but perhaps our own, the great unfinished task remaining before us. now, i suppose when it comes down to it, it is progress that this has changed even in terms of culture. i suppose it is progress that, for example, we no longer have movies glorifying the ku klux klan such as "birth of a nation" would do where they ride to the rescue of white southern womanhood with crosses in their hands, and execute those guilty of rape or attempted rape. i think it is very much progress, in fact, that those people unspoken, the great masses who were most affected by

it was as eric foner would describe reconstruction an unfinished revolution. now, keep in mind that term "unfinished." not a thwarted revolution, folks. not an abortive revolution, not even a half won revolution as john milton spoke of orpheus's half won turning back too soon and lost to him forever. unfinished, as if this is in some sense a continuous process, leading up to and in many ways enlightening the present day. in that term, foner and others have presage not just the reconstruction generation future, but perhaps our own, the great unfinished task remaining before us.' future, but perhaps our own, the great unfinished task remaining before us future, but perhaps our own, the great unfinished task remaining before us. now, i suppose when it comes down to it, it is progress that this has changed even in terms of culture. i suppose it is progress that, for example, we no longer have movies glorifying the ku klux klan such as "birth of a nation" would do where they ride to the rescue of white southern womanhood with crosses in their hands, and execute tho

it was as eric foner would describe reconstruction an unfinished revolution. now, keep in mind that term unfinished. not a thwarted revolution, folks. not an abortive revolution, not even a half won revolution as john milton spoke of the half one, turning back too soon and lost to him forever. unfinished, as if this is in some sense a continuous process, leading up to and in many ways enlightening the present day. in that term, foner and others have presage not just the reconstruction generation future, but perhaps our own, the great unfinished task remaining before us. now, i suppose when it comes down to it, it is progress that this has changed even in terms of culture. i suppose it is progress that, for example, we no longer have movies glorifying the ku klux klan, such as birth of a nation would do, where they ride to the rescue of white southern womanhood with crosses in their hands, and execute those guilty of rape or attempted rape. i think it is very much progress, in fact, that those people, the great masses who were most affected by this reconstructi

. >>> next, column bbia universit history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the early 20th century. in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debs. this class is an hour and ten minutes.

. >>> next, columbia university history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the early 20th century. examines the party in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debs. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> this is a class at columbia

. >>> next, column bbia universit history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the early 20th century. in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debs. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> this is a class at columbia university, a course called "the american radical tradition," and we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early femininism feminism. the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now we're sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the -- or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. on our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on the

. >>> next, columbia university history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the early 20th century. examines the party in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debs. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> this is a class at columbia university, a course called "the american radical tradition," and we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early feminism feminism. the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now we're sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the -- or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. on our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good qui

next, columbia university history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the early 20th century. and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debbs, this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> this is a class at columbia university, a course called "the american radical tradition," and we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early femininism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now we're sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the -- or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. on our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on the various kinds of socialism at the time. f

columbia university history professor eric foner examines the socialist party in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of america presidential campaigns of eugene debs. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> this is a class at columbia university, a course called "the american radical tradition," and we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early femininism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now we're sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the -- or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. on our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on the various kinds of socialism at the time. from 1860 onward, there ha