Reconstruction may be one of the most misunderstood eras in American history. Versions of the era like the early motion picture Birth of a Nation (1915) and the novel Gone With the Wind (1936 ...

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.

In his inaugural address, Trump promised to impose his regressive vision of the country on us all—with the help of God, and the billionaires seated behind him.

(THE CONVERSATION) For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the ...

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 ...

It too frequently happens that In the reconstruction of public works, those who plan and build take too limited a view of the possible developments of the future, with the result that all too soon ...

Trump also said he isn’t ruling out deploying U.S. troops to support reconstruction of Gaza. He envisions “long-term” U.S.

Library events: Leon County celebrates Black History Month with library events, resources ...

Approximately $43 billion in tax money was lost to waste, fraud or abuse in the American effort to rebuild Afghanistan.