The Civil War
African Americans During Reconstruction
2016-06-04T18:00:03-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGE2XC8yMDE2MDYwNDE4MDgzMzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about the opportunities and challenges for the African American community in the South and the West during Reconstruction. They spoke about topics such as the role of black lawyers, participation in local politics by men and women, and race relations in the western states.
“New Directions in Reconstruction History” was a panel of “The Reconstruction Era: History and Public Memory Symposium” held at the Columbia Museum of Art.
Panelists talked about the opportunities and challenges for the African American community in the South and the West during Reconstruction. …
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Panelists talked about the opportunities and challenges for the African American community in the South and the West during Reconstruction. They spoke about topics such as the role of black lawyers, participation in local politics by men and women, and race relations in the western states.
“New Directions in Reconstruction History” was a panel of “The Reconstruction Era: History and Public Memory Symposium” held at the Columbia Museum of Art. close
“New Directions in Reconstruction History” was a panel of “The Reconstruction Era: History and Public Memory Symposium” held at the Columbia Museum of Art.
Panelists talked about the opportunities and challenges for the African American community in the South and the West during Reconstruction. … read more
Panelists talked about the opportunities and challenges for the African American community in the South and the West during Reconstruction. They spoke about topics such as the role of black lawyers, participation in local politics by men and women, and race relations in the western states.
“New Directions in Reconstruction History” was a panel of “The Reconstruction Era: History and Public Memory Symposium” held at the Columbia Museum of Art. close
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Elsa Barkley Brown Associate Professor University of Maryland, College Park->Women's Studies Department
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