Reconstruction : America After The Civil War
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Part 1. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change. Part one charts black progress and highlighting the accomplishments of the many political leaders who emerged to usher their communities into this new era of freedom.
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Reconstruction : America After The Civil War
Preview | 30s
Part 1. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change. Part one charts black progress and highlighting the accomplishments of the many political leaders who emerged to usher their communities into this new era of freedom.
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