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

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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 the changing image of Robert E. Lee and the Lost Cause, women as...

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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.
United States > Race relations > 19th century.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1865-1877.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1877.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > 19e siècle.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Southern States.
United States.
1800-1899
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 the changing image of Robert E. Lee and the Lost Cause, women as guardians of the Confederacy, Northern tourism in the south, Thomas Dixon and "Birth of a Nation", Reconstruction as a time of great possibility and disappointment.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 min.)
Playing Time:00:43:53