What was Reconstruction?

"Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for man...

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Main Author: Smith, Sherri L.
Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Penguin Workshop 2022
Series:What was?
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