1863-1877

Examines the Reconstruction period of the south at the end of the Civil War and discusses such issues as the end of the Confederacy, Lincoln's and Johnson's opposing views, the Freedman's Bureau, Lincoln's assassination and the Johnson presidency, and African Americans in the post-war decades.

Presents an inside view of the entire history of the Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a special corps composed of persons of African descent.

Discusses the struggles and achievements of African-Americans as they struggled to construct a strong economic base--by establishing banks and businesses and working toward ownership of land--after the abolition of slavery, and examines the racial violence and other challenges they endured while instituting their own schools and getting established in the political processes of the United States.

Examines the lives and experiences of African-Americans during the Civil War years from the auction block to the battlefields.

Covers African-American advancements during the period of the federal government's management of the defeated Southern states.

Portrays the American Civil War from the vantage point of African Americans and women.

Recounts the heroic struggles of those who fought against the institution of slavery, explaining the political, economic, and moral issues involved.

An historical account of the role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War.

Chronicles the experiences of African-Americans during the Civil War and reconstruction years, from 1860 through 1880, looking at their participation in the war effort, and their struggles as free people to claim their place in American society.