TY - BOOK AU - Harris,Duchess AU - Yomtov,Nelson TI - Reconstructing the South /by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Nel Yomtov T2 - Slavery in America SN - 9781532172519 AV - E668 .R436 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Minneapolis, Minnestoa PB - Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing KW - Slavery KW - United States KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) KW - Enslaved persons KW - Emancipation KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - Racism KW - 19th century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 1 (page 104) and index; 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; 2; b N2 - "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."-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2108756&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -