What was Reconstruction?
"Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for man...
Main Author: | Smith, Sherri L. (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Foley, Tim, 1962- (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2022]
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