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American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. Interview with Nell Irvin Painter, historian, Princeton University. 2 of 2 /

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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. Painter talks about planters and employers of former slaves, emancipation and black...

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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.
United States > Social conditions > 1865-1918.
United States > Race relations > 19th century.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1865-1877.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1877.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1865-1918.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > 19e siècle.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Social conditions.
Southern States.
United States.
1800-1918
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. Painter talks about planters and employers of former slaves, emancipation and black women, John Roy Lynch and The Facts of Reconstruction, political violence in the south, the mud sill of society, the exodus of 1879.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (37 min.)
Playing Time:00:36:40