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      • Reconstruction, in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded at or before the outbreak of war.
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  1. Sep 16, 2024 · Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded.

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  3. Oct 29, 2009 · Reconstruction (1865-1877) was the effort to reintegrate Southern states and 4 million freed people into the United States after the Civil War. It involved political, social and legal changes, such as the abolition of slavery, the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, and the rise and fall of Black political power.

  4. The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.

  5. Feb 3, 2021 · Learn about the 14-year period when the U.S. government tried to integrate the freed Black population into society after the Civil War. Explore the major events, policies and challenges of Reconstruction, from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to the Compromise of 1877.

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  6. Learn about the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War, when Black Americans fought for their rights and citizenship. Explore Houghton Library's collections of letters, novels, and documents from this era.

  7. Oct 10, 2020 · The Reconstruction era was the period of recovery and rebuilding in the South after the Civil War, marked by racial strife and civil rights progress. Learn about the key players, laws, and challenges of this era in American history.

  8. Reconstruction was the period in U.S. history from 1865 to 1877 when attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its legacy and also to solve the problems of reintegrating 11 states into the Union after the Civil War.

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