But at the end of it all, most people didn’t give much thought to the important period that followed the war: the Reconstruction Era. Though the rebuilding of the nation has had lasting effects, ...

If popular culture helps Americans understand history, there’s good news and bad news for the period known as Reconstruction. The good news: The era’s story is told in two of the biggest ...

During the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, the reunification of the nation and major gains in equality for African Americans progressed even as the population split in new ...

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the ...

At least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting in 2021, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law limiting the number of drop boxes for ...

His article in The Atlantic is called "The Years of Jubilee" and it's part of a new issue centered around the unfinished legacy of the Reconstruction Era. Vann Newkirk is a senior editor at the ...

By Lincoln Caplan THE SECOND FOUNDING How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution ... “Perhaps the era’s most tangible legacies are the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to ...

Provided photo courtesy of Historic Columbia Columbia will host a public symposium to explore the history and racial legacy of the Reconstruction Era and how its violent overthrow connects the ...

Stephens’s 1870 assassination was one of the most notorious crimes perpetrated by the Reconstruction-era Klan. It resonated as far as Washington, where Congress was beginning to recognize the ...

BEAUFORT, Sc. (WTOC) - Four years ago, Reconstruction Era National Park was established to preserve and educate visitors about the role the area played during the late 1800s. Last year, the park ...

But at the end of it all, most people didn’t give much thought to the important period that followed the war: the Reconstruction Era. Though the rebuilding of the nation has had lasting effects, ...