American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. Second interview with Edward L. Ayers, historian, University of Virginia. 1 of 3 /

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 instability after the assassination of Lincoln, the black codes,...

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