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Reconstruction | Part 2, Hour 2

The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and African Americans faced both physical and psychological oppression. Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story of the Civil War and Reconstruction. But African Americans found ways to fight back, using artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro”
Season 2019 Episode 4 Length 55:28 Premiere: 4/16/19

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RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

About RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War explores 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.

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Season 2019 Reconstruction| America After The Civil War Episodes

Reconstruction | Part 2, Hour 2
S2019 E4 Length 55:28 Premiere Date 4/16/19

Reconstruction | Part 2, Hour 1
S2019 E3 Length 55:53 Premiere Date 4/16/19

Reconstruction | Part 1, Hour 2
S2019 E2 Length 55:58 Premiere Date 4/9/19

Reconstruction | Part 1, Hour 1
S2019 E1 Length 55:53 Premiere Date 4/9/19

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