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History 118: US History Since 1877

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Southern Reconstruction

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Matthew Pinsker
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Political life in the South during Reconstruction kept changing at a rapid pace.  In his book, A Short History of Reconstruction, Eric Foner charts a remarkably complicated set of factors that elevated some groups over others at different times across various states during the … Continue reading →

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Prince Rivers

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Matthew Pinsker
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The story of Prince Rivers embodies many of the insights which Eric Foner tries to convey in the opening chapters of his book, A Short History of Reconstruction (2015 ed.).  Rivers was a “contraband,” a wartime runaway slave, who fled behind Union … Continue reading →

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