Reconstruction 101: Progress and Backlash – w/ Kate Masur
Just months after the Civil War ended, former Confederates had regained political footholds in Washington, D.C. In her overview of Reconstruction, Kate Masur notes how—in the face of evolving, post-slavery white supremacy—Black people claimed their citizenship and began building institutions of their own. Ahmad Ward then takes us to 1860s Mitchelville, South Carolina, where Black policing power, land ownership and more self-governance were the norm.
Visit the enhanced episode transcript for even more resources for teaching about Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era.
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