Make good the promises : reclaiming Reconstruction and its legacies /

"An incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction--a comprehensive story of Black Americans' struggle for human rights and dignity and the failure of the nation to fulfill its promises of freedom, citizenship, and justice&quo...

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Other Authors:	Conwill, Kinshasha (Editor), Gardullo, Paul (Editor), Foner, Eric, 1943- (writer of foreword.), Crenshaw, Kimberlé (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	African Americans > History > 1863-1877. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 19th century. African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Influence. Noirs américains > Histoire > 1863-1877. Noirs américains > Droits > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle. Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle. HISTORY / Social History. HISTORY / African American & Black. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. African Americans African Americans > Civil rights African Americans > Social conditions United States Southern States 1800-1899 exhibition catalogs. illustrated books. Illustrated works Exhibition catalogs History Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated works. Catalogues d'exposition. Ouvrages illustrés.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Eric Foner
Preface / Spencer R. Crew
Introduction / Candra Flanagan, Paul Gardullo, Kathleen M. Kendrick
Reconstructing America: an overview / Thavolia Glymph
Timeline reconstructing America: 1861-1896
Legacies of liberation / Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Legacies of violence / Kidada E. Williams
Legacies of repair / Katherine Franke
Legacies of place / Mary Elliott
Legacies of belief / Hasan Kwame Jeffries.