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Reconstruction| Episode 2 Preview

Season 2019 | 30s

Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy. Hour four looks at the turn of the century when white supremacy was ascendant and African Americans faced both physical and psychological oppression.

Extras
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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Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896
Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating . . . and terrifying.
Post-Civil War America was a new world.