1865-1877

Explores the history of the Reconstruction Era, from 1865 through 1877.

Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the Civil War and reconstruction.

United States history from settlement to reconstruction after the Civil War.

Presents an overview of the American South, from Native American settlers through the economic growth and success of the Sun Belt.

Three Southern children, two black and one white, escape from their homes during the horrors of the Civil War and, after meeting in the woods, gradually come to rely on each other as they make their way slowly north.

Chronicles the lives and hardships of various African American families who were forced to endure the difficulties of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Discusses how these people eventually found justice and features full-color and black-and-white images throughout.