Streaming Between the Lines - Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

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Feb 16 2021 | 00:59:42

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” documentary series, which originally aired in 2019 on PBS, provides a deep dive into an immensely impactful yet often overlooked time in American history, and James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana, and Rick Ellsley discuss their biggest takeaways from the series and how what happened during this time period still influences much of contemporary American culture, politics, and economics.

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (PBS)

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