Reconstructing the South /by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Nel Yomtov.
- Minneapolis, Minnestoa : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource
- Slavery in America .
An unprecedented challenge -- The state of a nation -- Presidential reconstruction -- Congress pushes back -- Congressional reconstruction -- The tides turn -- The end of Reconstruction -- The modern era.
"Reconstructing the South studies the aftermath of the Civil War, discusses how racist laws kept former slaves in inferior positions compared with whites, and explores how the actions of people in the mid-1800s continue to impact African Americans today."--