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Reconstruction | Part 1, Hour 1

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 55m 53s

The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating . . . and terrifying. African Americans had played a crucial role in saving the Union and now, as the country grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction, they struggled to breathe life into their hard-won freedom. The result was a second American Revolution.

Aired: 04/08/19 | Expires: 01/02/21
Extras
A look at the rise of Jim Crow and the turn of the century.
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896.
Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
Reconstruction explores the transformative years following the American Civil War.
Here is an extended first look at Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.
A controversial presidential election in 1876 deals Reconstruction a grievous blow.
See how our past affects our present with this inside look of Reconstruction.
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