Reconstruction After the Civil War by John Hope Franklin (9780226260792)

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An account of the role of former slaves during the period after the Civil War in American history. Arguments concerning the brevity of the North's military occupation of the South, the limited amount of power wielded by former slaves, the influence of moderate southerners, the flaws of the constitutions drawn up by the Radical state governments, and the reasons for the downfall of Reconstruction are all included in this discussion.

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