Bernard Weisberger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American historian
Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1922
Place of Birth: New York, United States
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bernard Weisberger
- Bernard Allen Weisberger (born August 15, 1922 in New York) is an American historian.
- Weisberger taught American history at several universities including the University of Chicago and University of Rochester, where he was chair of the department.
- He has written more than a dozen books and worked on documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns.
- His article "The Dark and Bloody Ground of Reconstruction Historiography," which received the Charles Ramsdell Prize is considered a standard in the study of the Reconstruction period.He is a contributing editor of American Heritage, where which he was a columnist for ten years.
- Weisberger was also a member of the National Hillel Commission and a participant in the civil rights movement.
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