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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

2019 1 Seasons 4 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Part 1, Hour 1

The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating...and terrifying. African Americans had played a crucial ro

EP 2

Part 1, Hour 2

Post-Civil War America was a new world. For African Americans living in the former Confederacy, Reconstruction was what

EP 3

Part 2, Hour 1

An examination of the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the

EP 4

Part 2, Hour 2

The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and African Am

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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