
Reconstruction | Hour 3 Preview
Preview: Episode 3 | 30s
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896.
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy.
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Reconstruction | Hour 3 Preview
Preview: Episode 3 | 30s
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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