Reconstruction

Reconstruction

Description

Few periods in American history have aroused as much debate as the years immediately after the Civil War, those commonly referred to simply as Reconstruction. The victorious North had to determine how to treat the vanquished South and how to make a nation whole once again. The divisive issues of freedom and civil rights became even more complex than before the War and dominated national politics. Also at stake was the balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Before it was all over, a president was impeached (though not convicted), and a rigorous plan for Reconstruction was enacted, then allowed to fade as white Southerners regained power and instituted repressive Jim Crow governments. This resource provides an overview essay on the period, six essays on various aspects of Reconstruction, a section of biographies of important players, and selected and introduced primary documents.

ISBN

9780313320620

Publication Date

2003

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing (now Bloomsbury)

City

Westport

Keywords

Reconstruction, United States, Social conditions, Political conditions

Disciplines

Political History | Social History | United States History

Comments

Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events, 1500-1900

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