Lectures in History
Freedom after the Civil War
2016-01-30T20:00:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTQyXC8yMDE2MDEzMDIwMDQ0MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Stephen West talks about how and when former slaves experienced freedom in the Civil War and Reconstruction South. He described the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the creation of black codes that attempted to curtail the freedom of former slaves. This was part of the course “Era of Civil War and Reconstruction.”
Professor Stephen West talks about how and when former slaves experienced freedom in the Civil War and Reconstruction South. He described th…
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Professor Stephen West talks about how and when former slaves experienced freedom in the Civil War and Reconstruction South. He described the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the creation of black codes that attempted to curtail the freedom of former slaves. This was part of the course “Era of Civil War and Reconstruction.” close
Professor Stephen West talks about how and when former slaves experienced freedom in the Civil War and Reconstruction South. He described th… read more
Professor Stephen West talks about how and when former slaves experienced freedom in the Civil War and Reconstruction South. He described the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the creation of black codes that attempted to curtail the freedom of former slaves. This was part of the course “Era of Civil War and Reconstruction.” close
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