Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Reconstruction Timeline

July: In New York City, opposition to the nation's first military draft triggers a riot, the largest in American history, as poor white Northerners protest being forced to fight to end slavery. Over ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

The Myth of Reconstruction

Myth: The North subjected the South to military rule during Reconstruction.
PR

Ken Raymond’s Newly Released “Black History Heroes of the Reconstruction Era” is a Compelling Exploration of the Contributions of Black Leaders in Post-Civil War America

Winston Salem, NC, April 10, 2025 --(PR.com)-- “Black History Heroes of the Reconstruction Era: The Biography of Congressman Robert Brown Elliot”: a riveting portrait of a trailblazing figure in ...
Phys.org

Journalism scholars document newspapers' role in reconstruction-era authoritarianism

When Bella Astrofsky, who's poised to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in journalism, began digging through 19th-century newspapers, she did not expect to help inform how historians understand ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Teaching Reconstruction in an era of denial

As states around the country have been adopting policies and passing laws restricting how teachers can discuss race and racism in the classroom, the School District of Philadelphia is continuing to ...
Talking Points Memo

Jan. 6 and the Long Shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-Era Political Violence

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