Eric Foner on The Idea of Freedom in the US, 1776 – 2008

Over at the US Study Center (Australia):

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In this exclusive lecture hosted by the United States Studies Centre and Sydney Ideas, Professor Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, traced how Americans have thought about the key concept of freedom through the course of history. He argued that freedom has never been a single idea, but has been the source of considerable disagreement and conflict.

                            

         

Listen to the podcast (Running time 100:38)