What Was Reconstruction?

Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America.

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 many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 12/27/2022
ISBN: 9780593225936
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.29lbs