Reconstruction: America After the Civil War - Season 1 Episode 1 Part 1, Hour 1
The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating...and terrifying. African Americans had played a crucial role in saving the Union and now, as the country grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction, they struggled to breathe life into their hard-won freedom. The result was a second American Revolution.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: slavery, reconstruction
- Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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