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American experience. Reconstruction, the second Civil War. Interview with David W. Blight, historian, Yale University. 1 of 6 /

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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. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War,...

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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
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Interviews.
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. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment and emancipation, dealing with all the deaths from the war, Walt Whitman, William Sherman, Garrison Frazier, Field Order No. 15, Sherman's March, the South in chaos, relationships between former masters and former slaves.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (48 min.)
Playing Time:00:47:39