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Reconstruction / William Dudley, book editor.
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- ISBN: 0737713569 (lib. : alk. paper) :
- ISBN: 0737713577 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 122 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2003.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-120) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Dealing with the rebellious South -- South can be safely restored to the Union -- South needs social reconstruction before it can rejoin the Union -- South should be treated as conquered territory -- South should not be treated as conquered territory -- Federal government must act against Ku Klux Klan -- Securing the rights of blacks -- Freedmen's bureau is essential -- Freedmen's bureau is harmful -- Black suffrage is the key to successful reconstruction -- Federal civil rights bill is dangerous -- Federal civil rights bill is necessary -- Evolving historical assessments of reconstruction -- Reconstruction was not a disgraceful failure. |
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Reconstruction
After the Civil War, the country was confronted with the difficult task of admitting the southern states back into the Union, rebuilding government institutions, and assisting the freed slaves. This anthology focuses on the debates that arose concerning these and other issues that faced the nation as it attempted to heal the wounds of war.
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