Jack D. Foner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Donald Foner (December 14, 1910 – December 10, 1999) was an American historian best known for his work on the labor movement and the struggle for African-American civil rights.

Jack D. Foner. Jack Donald Foner (December 14, 1910 – December 10, 1999) was an American historian best known for his work on the labor movement and the struggle for African-American civil rights. A professor of American history with a doctorate from Columbia University, he established one of the first programs in black studies in the United ...

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Jack D. Foner From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Jack Donald Foner (December 14, 1910 – December 10, 1999) was an American historian best known for his work on the labor movement and the struggle for African-American civil rights.

Foner grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and graduated from Eastern District High School. Philip Foner had three brothers, who also became important figures in the American Left, coming to adulthood during the Great Depression. His twin brother Jack D. Foner (1910–1999) became a professional historian, and was the father of historian Eric Foner.

01/04/2000 · Jack D. Foner (1910-99) Jack Donald Foner, who established the first Black Studies program at a New England college, died December 10, 1999, in New York City. Born in Brooklyn in 1910, Foner attended public high school and graduated from City College in 1929. Starting in 1935 he taught history at the downtown branch of City College, now Baruch ...

16/12/1999 · Jack D. Foner, a professor of American history who established one of the country's first programs in black studies and later became a victim of …