Description: Traces the history of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, following the efforts of the Republican party leadership to bring the South back into the Union and to give former slaves their civil rights.
Synopsis Traces the history of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, following the efforts of the Republican party leadership to bring the South back into the Union and to give former slaves their civil rights.
Details
Publication Date:
1999-10-01
Series:
In American History
Size
Length:
128 pages
Height:
9.0 in
Width:
6.3 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
14.4 oz
Publisher's Note Documents the Reconstruction period--the time after the North had won the Civil War and slaves were freed--by examining the people and events involved in this period and detailing the struggle and courage of African Americans as they tried to make a new life for themselves.