American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. 4 of 5
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Tunnell discusses the life of Marshall Twitchell, violence in Coushatta, imprisonment, killing of Twitchell's family by White League at Coushatta, Twitchell attemps to bring them to trial, attempted assassination by strange rifleman, losing both of his arms, investigation of Coushatta murders, death of his last sibling.
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50 minutes
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