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Reconstruction
Professor Miller begins the program by evoking in word and picture the battlefield after the battle of Gettysburg. With the assassination of President Lincoln, one sad chapter of American history comes to a close. In the fatigue and cynicism of the Civil War’s aftermath, Reconstructionism becomes a promise unfulfilled.
Program 12: Reconstruction (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand)
America at Its Centennial
As America celebrates its centennial, 5 million people descend on Philadelphia to celebrate America’s technological achievements, but some of the early principles of the Republic remain unrealized. Professor Miller and his team of historians examine where America is in 1876 and discuss the question of race.
Program 13 : America at Its Centennial (Transcript) (Broadband Video on Demand)
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Chapter 6: Sectional Conflict Outline of American HistoryWith Malice Toward None Radical Reconstruction The End of Reconstruction Sidebar: Peace Democrats, Copperheads and Draft Riots Basic Reading in U.S. Democracy
PART VI: ON THE ROAD FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM
33. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
| Lectures |
Go to Pink Monkey
click on Enter then click on study guides and then on American History
Chapter 6 The Reconstruction
Chronology of Major Events in this Period The 14th Amendment to the Constitution The Presidents Impeachment The 15th Amendment Radical Reconstruction in the South The Ku Klux Klan The Civil Rights Act The Compromise of 1877 The Impact of Reconstruction Points to Remember Lecture 1: Reconstruction in the Nation (Schultz)
Reconstruction (O'Malley)
Lecture 2: The New South (Schultz)
Click on Reconstruction Hale County Alabama (Rutledge)
Reconstruction (Rankin)
Was Abraham Lincoln a Racist? Mayer
Reconstruction to 1877 Mayer
Monopoly Capitalism, Labor and Reform Movements 1862-1887 Mayer
Railroad Network and Economic Development Mayer
| Quiz |
The American People - Brief Edition (Nash)
or Sixth Edition (Nash)
| Library |
Bibliography from Biography of America
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A Timeline of Reconstruction: 1865-1877 (O'Malley)A look at American History by examining the life and times of each President Start here and click on Presidential Biographies.
Andrew Johnson Ulysses Simpson Grant Rutherford Birchard Hayes The following provide a brief biography and many links:
Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (POTUS) Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1869-1877 (POTUS) Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881 (POTUS) There are extensive links for each program in the Biography of America series. Click on the Homepage then click on the program, and then on Webography.
From American Memory by the Library of Congress. Follow the links.
Great War and Reconstruction, 1861-1900
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