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 many Bla...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2022]
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| Series: | What was--?
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| Summary: | "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 many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780593225936 0593225937 9780593225943 0593225945 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
