reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877)

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

Presents an analysis of the Reconstruction era, looking at how Americans on both sides of the Civil War dealt with the changes caused by the conflict and the end of slavery in the years between 1863 and 1877.

Discusses the political and social status of African Americans during the years immediately following the American Civil War.

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.

Discusses the Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the nation and on black Americans in particular.