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American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. Interview with Edward L. Ayers, historian, University of Virginia. 3 of 4 /

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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about what form labor should take, rise of sharecropping, education for...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Llewellyn (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Southern States > History > 1865-1877.
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1877.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1865-1877.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1877.
Politics and government.
Southern States.
United States.
1865-1877
Interview
interviews.
Interviews.
History.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about what form labor should take, rise of sharecropping, education for African Americans, threats to schoolteachers, reconstruction of government, fear of Negro rule.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (47 min.)
Playing Time:00:47:19