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Magnolia Hall Plantation House in Natchez, Mississippi

Why Reconstruction Matters

Source: The New York Times

Columbia University history professor Eric Foner argues that Reconstruction ended before it could become truly successful, and he draws parallels to current affairs.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events, History, Opinion on April 1, 2017 by Anita Hacker.

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