American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. 5 of 6
Description
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. Blight talks about the re-election of Ulysses Grant in 1872, the liberal Republican movement, Democratic Party gaining majority in 1874, Civil Rights bill of 1874, Mississippi Crisis of 1875 and voter intimidation, Compromise of 1877, Democrat Rutherford Hayes elected president and black fear, Confederate Lost Cause, southern tourism, healing and justice, election of southerner Woodrow Wilson as president, segregation in federal services, 50th anniversary of the battle at Gettysburg.
Runtime
50 minutes
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Alexander Street
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