“Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region” details the reassessment of the Reconstruction era. The book highlights the creation of the Reconstruction ...

Mississippi's secession from the Union in 1861 was driven by the desire to protect slavery. A new state constitution in 1868 aimed to create a multi-racial democracy during Reconstruction. By 1876, ...

BRATTLEBORO — Teachers are getting a chance to participate in a workshop aimed at uncovering what the Zinn Education Project calls “the hidden, bottom-up history” of the Reconstruction era.

Philadelphia is a city known for its impact on history. However, even after the ink dried on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, residents worked to continue to support the ideals of ...

As states around the country have been adopting policies and passing laws restricting how teachers can discuss race and racism in the classroom, the School District of Philadelphia is continuing to ...

Amatuer Historian Michael Pangrac Challenges Conventional Narratives To Highlight Resilience, Reform, And Transformation In The Post Civil War South NEW YORK CITY, NY ...

History, as they say, really does repeat itself. And you can’t truly understand the foundations of this country without understanding Reconstruction. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is ...

Two days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we authored a piece for the Washington Post drawing on our expertise in Civil War and Reconstruction era political violence to contextualize ...