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- DictionaryRe·con·struc·tion/ˌrēkənˈstrəkSH(ə)n/
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- 1. the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed: "the economic reconstruction of Russia"
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Era of military occupation in the Southern United States after the American Civil War
The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the former Confederate States of America into the United States. During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to grant equal civil rights to the newly freed slaves. Wikipedia