Bibliograph

Reconstruction, voices from America's first great struggle for racial equality, Brooks D. Simpson, editor

Type

Label

Reconstruction, voices from America's first great struggle for racial equality, Brooks D. Simpson, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reconstruction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

987279226

Responsibility statement

Brooks D. Simpson, editor

Series statement

Library of America, 303

Sub title

voices from America's first great struggle for racial equality

Summary

"The defeat of the Confederacy and the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 brought about the final destruction of slavery in the United States. Americans were confronted for the first time with the possibility of creating a republic dedicated to the principle of racial equality. What followed over the next twelve years was one of the most complex, inspiring, and ultimately tragic eras in American history. Reconstruction: Voices From America's First Great Struggle For Racial Equality brings this tumultuous and fateful period to dramatic and violent life through the vivid testimony of more than sixty participants and observers. Here is a vitally important book for anyone interested in this crucial period and its inescapable relevance for today."--, Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Presidential Reconstruction, 1865-1866 -- Congressional Reconstruction, 1866-1869 -- "Let us have peace," 1869-1873 -- The end of Reconstruction, 1873-1877 -- Coda, 1879

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