Freedoms gained and lost [electronic resource] : Reconstruction and its meanings 150 years later / Adam H. Domby, and Simon Lewis, editors.

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"Reconstruction is one of the most complex, overlooked, and misunderstood periods of American history. The thirteen essays in this volume address the multiple struggles to make good on President Abraham Lincoln's promise of a "new birth of freedom" in the years following the Civil War, as well as th...

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Other Authors: Domby, Adam H., 1983- (Editor)
Lewis, Simon, 1960- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Reconstructing America
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1877.
United States > Social conditions > 1865-1918.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Online Access:
Books at JSTOR: 2022 (JSTOR)
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Reconstruction and its meanings 150 years later
Freedoms Gained and Lost: Reconstruction and Its Meanings 150 Years Later
Format: Electronic eBook

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