Eric Foner writes: "There is nothing unusual or sinister about the fact that each generation rewrites history to suit its own needs, or about disagreements within the profession and among the public at large about how history should be taught and studied." Analyze this quote. How would you explain, who owns history? Why did Reconstruction end? What goals were accomplished? What remained unsettled?

Eric Foner writes: "There is nothing unusual or sinister about the fact that each generation rewrites history to suit its own needs, or about disagreements within the profession and among the public at large about how history should be taught and studied." Analyze this quote. How would you explain, who owns history? Why did Reconstruction end? What goals were accomplished? What remained unsettled?