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The Civil War ended slavery. But it did not settle the future of America.

In the turbulent years following the Civil War, the United States faced a question that still echoes today: Could a nation divided by race, violence, and political hatred truly rebuild itself into a multiracial democracy?

In Reconstruction, author Gary Lawrence explores one of the most transformative-and misunderstood-periods in American history. From Abraham Lincoln's vision for reunification to the rise of Black political leadership across the South, this book examines the bold attempt to reshape the nation after its bloodiest conflict.

But Reconstruction was more than a rebuilding effort. It was a battle over citizenship, equality, economic power, and the meaning of freedom itself.

Through political struggles, violent resistance, Supreme Court decisions, and the eventual collapse of federal protections, this book traces how the promise of Reconstruction was slowly dismantled-and how its failure helped shape generations of segregation and racial division.

Inside, readers will discover:

• The true goals of Reconstruction
• The rise of Black political power after emancipation
• The role of the Freedmen's Bureau
• The emergence of the Ku Klux Klan
• The Compromise of 1877 and the abandonment of civil rights
• How Reconstruction's unfinished legacy still impacts America today

Blending historical analysis with powerful storytelling, Reconstruction challenges readers to reconsider one of the most pivotal eras in American history-not as a failed experiment, but as a revolution left incomplete.

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• Plný název: Reconstruction
• Podnázev: America's Unfinished Revolution
• Autor: Gary Lawrence
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 158
• EAN: 9798197482938
• ID: 52984330
• Nakladatelství: Independently published
• Hmotnost: 222 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Datum vydání: 19. June 2026

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