The Legacy of the Reconstruction Era’s Black Political Leaders

Highlighting Black political leadership provides a fuller picture of the diverse range of change-makers in the United States ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The legacy of the Black grocers of Reconstruction

The oppressed entrepreneurs of the late 1800s capitalized on low grocery prices to build businesses that influenced Atlanta’s ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville's Civil War and Reconstruction project continues to defy gravity | Opinion

The center aims to provide a comprehensive view of North Carolinians' lives during the Civil War and Reconstruction, encompassing diverse perspectives. While facing some skepticism, the project has ...

Central Texas Black lawmakers shaped state during Reconstruction era

After the civil war, Black men were given the right to vote. With that came the election of 52 Blacks who served on the state and even federal levels.
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Jan. 6 and the long shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-era political violence

Two days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we authored a piece for the Washington Post drawing on our expertise in Civil War and Reconstruction era political violence to contextualize ...
insider.si.edu

Sick from freedom : African-American illness and suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction / Jim Downs

NMAF copy 39088018806729 gift from the collection of Lonnie G. Bunch III. "Bondspeople who fled from slavery during and after the Civil War did not expect that their flight toward freedom would lead ...
insider.si.edu

Climbing up to glory : a short history of African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction / Wilbert L. Jenkins

Abraham Lincoln : a reluctant friend -- Unwanted participants : service in the war -- "Free at last" : the shackles are broken -- A "working class of people" : the ...