American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. 2 of 3
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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. Walker talks about the genesis of black politics in the south lies in the churches, black expectations from the Republican party, the social code, emancipation and increased social tension, 1868 expulsion of blacks from Georgia state legislature, Republican party needing black votes, Henry McNeal Turner's feelings of betrayal, northern political fatigue with Reconstruction, Reconstuction as a revolution that went backwards, achievements of Reconstruction.
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46 minutes
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