reconstruction (1865-1876)

Chronicles the political, social, and economic events that shaped the development of the United States in the years following the Civil War.

A history of Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War during which programs were implemented to bring the Confederate States back to the Union.

Contains a selection of primary and secondary documents that provide opposing viewpoints on the issue of Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Draws on archival documents and congressional records to describe the efforts of the first African-American congressmen during the Reconstruction period to establish reforms such as public education and equal rights, and the humiliation and prejudice they encountered from their white opponents.

In 1865 with the war recently over, fourteen-year-old Hannalee and her recently reunited family decide to start a new life in Atlanta where, because of the need to rebuild the devastated city, jobs are plentiful. Sequel to "Turn Homeward, Hannalee.".

Various primary source documents, such as diary entries, newspaper accounts, political speeches, laws, popular songs, and personal letters, present the history of the era of Reconstruction in the United States. Includes discussion questions.

Contains excerpts from memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and other primary sources that provide eyewitness reports on the American Civil War and its aftermath, and features introductory essays, chronologies, period illustrations and photographs, and brief biographies of key individuals.

A fourteen-year-old black girl tries to find a fellow ex-slave, who had joined the Union army during the Civil War, during the confusing times after the emancipation of the slaves.

Portrays the people and events of the post-Civil war era in the United States from 1865-1876.

Examines, using original source documents, photographs and drawings, the experiences and points of view of former slaves during the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War.