Slavery and reconstruction : the struggle for Black civil rights

After the traumas of slavery and the Civil War, came the Reconstruction era. Lasting from 1865 to 1877, the period saw huge gains made as Black people built political power and established schools, churches, and newspapers. Still, racism and resentments from the war meant that Reconstruction left a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Elliott
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Lerner Publications 2022
Series:American History and the fight for freedom (Read Woke Books)
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