The Pursuit of Reconstruction

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Nast, Thomas, 1840–1902, artist. “Pardon. Franchise Columbia. — ‘Shall I trust these men, and not this man?'”
[New York]: [Harper’s Magazine Co.], August 5, 1865. Wood engraving.
(Library of Congress)
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Readings:

American Yawp, chap. 15, “Reconstruction

 

 

Emancipation
The End of Reconstruction