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Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896
Post-Civil War America was a new world.
The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating . . . and terrifying.
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Reconstruction explores the transformative years following the American Civil War.
Here is an extended first look at Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.
See how our past affects our present with this inside look of Reconstruction.
A controversial presidential election in 1876 deals Reconstruction a grievous blow.
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