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Book synopsis

This compelling anthology of primary sources describing the period of post-Civil War reconstruction focuses on problems facing the freed slaves, carpetbaggers, Presidential policy and Radical Republicans, social and economic problems in the South, Black Codes, the KKK, and the move to impeach President Andrew Johnson. Primary sources include President Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, an account from a former slave owner, a journal of a teacher working for the Freedman's Bureau, a portion of Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery, Congressional hearings about abuses by the KKK, historic illustrations, and more. Amendments to the Constitution regarding slavery and civil rights are also discussed.

Book details

• Full title: Reconstruction
• Subtitle: Binding the Wounds
• Author: Cheryl Edwards
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68
• EAN: 9781932663242
• ISBN: 193266324X
• ID: 11152884
• Publisher: History Compass
• Weight: 113 g
• Dimensions: 191 × 140 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. June 2011

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