Of course, like in all eras of American political history, Americans are also during the early Reconstruction years responding to events. For example, in 1866, only a year after the war had ended ...

Now, some African Americans did learn to read and write ... New Orleans has a few desegregated schools for a brief time during Reconstruction, but nobody makes it work in the rural parishes.

Lincoln’s assassination, and the ineffectual leadership of his successor, Andrew Johnson, enabled the Congress to control ...

After the Civil War, Black voters faced danger and violence—and they fought for political power against all odds.

Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are the first Black concurrent representatives in Alabama's history. Alabama is ...

American efforts to federalize the Iraqi political system ended up politicizing reconstruction. Huge splits opened between Iraq's regional and national governments. Anti-corruption efforts were ...

'American Horror Story' star Kathy Bates has opened up on why she decided against reconstructive surgery after a double ...

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South Carolina is preparing to honor Robert Smalls, a former slave who became a prominent political leader, by erecting the first statue of an individual African American on its Statehouse lawn.

Miller, Paul D. 2013. A bibliographic essay on the Allied occupation and reconstruction of West Germany, 1945–1955. Small Wars & Insurgencies, Vol. 24, Issue. 4, p ...