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Reconstruction

Part I

Hour One

The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating . . . and terrifying. . .

Part I

Hour Two

Post-Civil War America was a new world. . .

Part II

Hour One

Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South”. . .

pART II

Hour Two

The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and African Americans faced both physical and psychological oppression. . .