TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Sherri L.
AU  - Foley,Tim
TI  - What was Reconstruction?
T2  - What was-- ?
SN  - 9780593225936
U1  - 973.8 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Workshop
KW  - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - African Americans
KW  - History
KW  - 1863-1877
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 108); What was Reconstruction?; The end of slavery; Lincoln's plan; A blaze of glory; New president, new plan; The same old south; The first Americans; The fight for freedom; Radical reconstruction; The rise of redemption; Dark days; Legacy
N2  - "Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time"--Provided by publisher
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