Reconstruction - the period after the Civil War - was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended - thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn’t last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.
ISBN: | 9780593225936 |
Publication date: | 27th December 2022 |
Author: | Sherri L. Smith, Who HQ |
Illustrator: | Tim Foley |
Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Putnam Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 112 pages |
Series: | What Was? |