What Was Reconstruction?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · December 27, 2022
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed look at Reconstruction’s gains, its retreat, and the long shadow that followed.
- Themes
- Reconstruction, Civil rights, Post-Civil War segregation
- Genres
- Civil War Era (U.S.), 19th Century U.S., African American Life (U.S.)
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In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries. Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America in this enlightening title about Reconstruction. Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people.
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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.
Hope and Its Limits
A clear-eyed look at Reconstruction’s gains, its retreat, and the long shadow that followed.
Come here for
- The tension between new freedoms and enduring segregation
- A concise guide to a pivotal chapter in U.S. history
Expect
- Accessible historical context without smoothing over the setbacks
Where it sits
| Civil War Era (U.S.) | 98% |
|---|---|
| African American Life (U.S.) | 53% |
| 19th Century U.S. | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American Life (U.S.)
- Civil War Era (U.S.)
- Civics & Government
- Authors
- Sherri L. Smith
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- December 27, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Reconstruction · Civil rights · Post-Civil War segregation
- Reading lane
- African American Life (U.S.)