American experience. / Second interview with Edward L. Ayers, historian, University of Virginia, 1 of 3

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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Other Authors: Smith, Llewellyn (Director, Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004.
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.
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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 instability after the assassination of Lincoln, the black codes, Andrew Johnson and the Fourteenth Amendment, the cotton economy and declining prices, emergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (47 min.)
Playing Time:00:47:04
Participant or Performer:Edward L. Ayers, interviewee.
Language:In English.

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