• Published by ABC-CLIO

Reconstruction was a time of contradictions and conflicts, great expectations and widespread violence. As 4 million formerly enslaved African Americans embraced freedom and struggled to strengthen communities and secure new livelihoods and equal rights, white southerners struggled, often violently, to reconcile themselves to a world without slavery in ways consistent with deeply held, white supremacist beliefs.

Reconstruction: People and Perspectives is a fascinating collection of essays and documents that illuminates the experiences of ordinary Americans across all levels of society in the southern United States during Reconstruction. It describes in vivid detail the experiences of a diverse group of people caught up in the Civil War's aftermath in the South. Chapters focus on Civil War veterans, former slaveholders, farmers and city residents, Northerners in the South, and African American men and women (both those who stayed in the South and those who migrated). It also reports on groups similar studies often overlook, such as Native Americans and white women. Looking at Reconstruction from a social historian's point of view, this revealing work adds a much needed new voice to studies of the era.

• Published/Released: June 2010
• Original Copyright: 2008
• ISBN 13: 9781598840223
• ISBN 10: 1598840223
• Product number: 257394
• Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs (0.45 kgs)

Price: Sign In for price

Pricing for eBooks depends upon your account type and population served. Accurate pricing information will only be displayed once you are a registered user. Please Register Now. You will receive an e-mail when your registration has been processed. Once you are registered, you will be able to select eBook titles; place them in your shopping cart; and receive accurate pricing information. If you do not wish to register, please call your Sales Representative at 1-800-877-4253 or e-mail gale.galeord@cengage.com