Make good the promises : reclaiming Reconstruction and its legacies / edited by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo ; foreword by Eric Foner ; preface by Spencer R. Crew ; contributions by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Mary Elliott, Candra Flanagan, Katherine Franke, Thavolia Glymph, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Kathleen M. Kendrick, and Kidada E. Williams.
"An incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction--a comprehensive story of Black Americans' struggle for human rights and dignity and the failure of the nation to fulfill its promises of freedom, citizenship, and justice"--
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Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
2021.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- Foreword / Eric Foner
- Preface / Spencer R. Crew
- Introduction / Candra Flanagan, Paul Gardullo, Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Reconstructing America: an overview / Thavolia Glymph
- Timeline reconstructing America: 1861-1896
- Legacies of liberation / Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
- Legacies of violence / Kidada E. Williams
- Legacies of repair / Katherine Franke
- Legacies of place / Mary Elliott
- Legacies of belief / Hasan Kwame Jeffries.