What is herein recorded is based upon the authors own knowledge, contact and experience. Reconstruction era howard university library system howard. Our video series includes interviews with scholars of the reconstruction era who provide. Jun 08, 2019 this book was the first fulllength study of the role black americans played in the crucial period after the civil war when the slaves had been freed and the attempt was made to reconstruct american society.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Reconstruction in literature and intellectual culture. Information on the 2022 award will be available summer 2021. Stampps other distinguished works about the civil war. About the era of reconstruction stampps classic work offers a revisionist explanation for the radical failure to achieve equality for blacks, and of the effect that conservative rule had on the subsequent development of the south. The conductors by nicole glover, a reckless love by beth white, black reconstruction in america 18601880 by w. Surely it will not suit serious students despite the useful service it essays of providing a greater degree. Reconstruction reading list society for us intellectual history.
The project gutenberg ebook of the facts of reconstruction. A short history of reconstruction by eric foner summary. Kenneth stampp would, of course, go a long way in changing the understanding of reconstruction in the 1950s and 1960s. Feb 26, 2017 in his new book with jonathan wilsonhartgrove, the third reconstruction. The university of chicago press books chicago distribution center the university of chicago terms and conditions statement of publication ethics. Since there are already numerous books dealing with the reconstruction era, the necessity for yet another authorial perspective and interpretation is to be questioned. He does not deal with the particulars of how each state and state governments responded to edicts from the federal government or how they dealt with reconstruction on their own terms. General books on reconstruction will usually have at least one library of congress assigned subject heading that starts off as either reconstruction u.
Jan 26, 2014 eric foners book offers an indepth analysis and commentary on this crucial period in american history. Buy the era of reconstruction, 18651877 vintage books by stampp, kenneth m. His the era of reconstruction 1965 and his edited collection, with leon litwack, titled reconstruction. But foner answers such questions satisfactorily in the book, making it. Reconstruction reading list society for us intellectual. The era of reconstruction, 18611900 zinn education project. Rehearsal for reconstruction by willie lee rose, published in 1964.
The supreme court reshaped the compromises struck by the reconstruction congresss. An essay toward a history of the part which black folk played in the attempt to reconstruct democracy in america, 18601880 is a history of the reconstruction era by w. Foners book sheds light on how the black experience became consolidated through the transition from slave to a free person. Previous histories of reconstruction have focused on washington politics. Seminal book explores how black and white americans reacted to the monumental changes of the postcivil war era and traces the shift in race relations as the nation reconfigured itself in the wake of the conflict. Barber argues that the beginnings of a third reconstruction are underwayrooted in fusion politics that have changed our nation before and can do it again. The reconstruction era and the fragility of democracy this resource guides students through a deep exploration of the pivotal era of american history when a nation divided by slavery and war was challenged to rebuild. Many thousands of freed black men who had been separated from their families as slaves took to the road to find their longlost spouses and children and renew their bonds. It is named for columbia university professor william archibald dunning who taught many of its followers. Sep 18, 2019 his book recounts the indifference and outright hostility of the supreme court to the issue of full racial equality for almost a century, starting soon after reconstruction, when it should have. Books reconstruction, 18651877 research guides at university.
An anthology of revisionist writings 1969 reflected a changing consensus on the reconstruction period. Politics and constitutionalism in the civil war era. He evokes literatures immediacy to recreate arguments still unresolved today about state versus federal authority, the governments role in education. Stampp was an acclaimed scholar, teacher, and historian of the civil war period. Sep 10, 2014 although kentucky was not subject to reconstruction as such, the period of readjustment following the civil war was a troubled one for the commonwealth. Du bois history undermined the previous historical works on reconconstruction written by historians who were from the dunning the school which openly supported white southerners. The era of reconstruction, 18651877, volume 10 a vintage book, v388 borzoi book the era of reconstruction, 18651877, kenneth milton stampp volume 388 of vintage book vintage international.
A captivating guide to an era in american history that overlaps the reconstruction era and coincides with parts of the victorian era in britain along with the belle epoque in france. A captivating guide to a period in the history of the united states of america that greatly impacted american civil rights after the war for southern independence by captivating history. Civil war, was an effort to reunify the divided nation, address and integrate african americans into society by rewriting the nations laws and. The reconstruction era and the fragility of democracy. Jul 01, 2005 the author of this book is one of the few remaining links in the chain by which the present generation is connected with the reconstruction period,the most important and eventful period in our countrys history. Originally published in 1935, du bois black reconstruction was the first book to challenge the prevailing racist historical narrative of the era and in sharp, incisive prose, tell the story of the civil war and reconstruction from the perspective of african americans. Sep 07, 2019 among the unanticipated consequences of the election of donald trump has been a surge of interest in postcivil war reconstruction, when this country first attempted to construct an interracial.
Herbert explained the situation well in the preface to his 1890 book why the solid south. Although stampp recognizes the shortcomings of the radical. Slavery in the antebellum south and the era of reconstruction, 18651877, two books that staunchly challenged previous historians romanticized depictions of slaveowner relationships and the state of the south during the reconstruction. The era of reconstruction, 18651877 0394423550 by stampp. Aug 31, 2020 foner highlights four motifs during the reconstruction era. Opinion the lost promise of reconstruction the new york times. The emancipation proclamation in 1863 freed african americans in rebel states, and after the civil war, the thirteenth amendment emancipated all u. The era of reconstruction, 18651877 book by kenneth m. The period after the civil war, 1865 1877, was called the reconstruction. Stampps classic work offers a revisionist explanation for the radical failure to achieve equality for blacks, and of the effect that conservative rule had on the subsequent development of the south.
Hailed at the time, black reconstruction in america 18601880 has justly been called a classic. The reconstruction era marked a huge political leap for african americans, who rapidly went from the status of slaves to voters and officeholders. Republicans saw this law, and three supplementary laws passed by congress that year, called the reconstruction acts, as a way to deal with the disorder in the south. Black reconstruction in america zinn education project. The study of this period in american history is essential to the understanding of citizenship and democracy in the united states today. Associate editor sarah richardson added two reputable additions, although they both focus on facets that constitute microcosms of the era. Stampps classic work offers a revisionist explanation for the radical failure to achieve equality for blacks, and of the effect that. The dunning school is a historiographical school of thought regarding the reconstruction period of american history 18651877, supporting conservative elements against the radical republicans who introduced civil rights in the south. Apr 03, 2019 part of the reason why you wanted to do this book is that reconstruction and redemption, the period that rolled back the gains of reconstruction, seem particularly relevant to you now.
Reconstruction era literature helped shape an ongoing national debate about proper remedies to racial wrongs. A theme study on the history of the reconstruction era. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 republished by harper perennial in 2001 by another columbia historian. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. And in 2017, the reconstruction era national monument was established in robert smalls hometown of beaufort, s. This book was the first fulllength study of the role black americans played in the crucial period after the civil war when the slaves had been freed and the attempt was made to reconstruct american society. In addition, white regulatorstried to cow the new freedmen and keep them in a perpetual state of fearful submission that would assure the agricultural labor supply. Reconstruction and its aftermath the african american. The brief, violent history of americas most progressive era hardcover. Reconstruction is usually dated as 1865, when the civil war ends, to 1877, when the last federal troops are removed from the south or, strictly speaking, from political participation in the. The 1867 military reconstruction act, which encompassed the vision of radical republicans, set a new direction for reconstruction in the south.
Oct 31, 2019 the last chapter of foners book turns to a story wellknown to historians and constitutional lawyers. In the reconstruction era, african americans embraced the right to enjoy the family bonds and the expression of gender norms they had been systematically denied. A role play, the free downloadable booklet from the national park service called the era of reconstruction. Reconstruction is one of the best examples of how the history books we had as children failed us. Just down the road, you can see the house he lived in as a free man and the. We also recommend the lesson, reconstructing the south. Foner then touches on how southern society was changed after the war. The era of reconstruction, 18651877 vintage books author. Tuesday, april 9 at 9pm et, pbs will premiere reconstruction. American contributions to the state of florida during the era of reconstruction. Du bois in his great book black reconstruction in america called reconstruction a splendid failuresplendid failure.
Foner is a leading contemporary historian of the reconstruction period, having published reconstruction. As a result, the mass of southern blacks now faced the difficulty northern blacks had confrontedthat of a free people. I suppose that she intends her book for the general public. Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read the reconstruction era. Now, he said, it was a splendid failure because it did not fail for the reason people expected it to fail. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant retelling of events. In his book, dickerson, 2003 describes reconstruction era as an era where corruption and misgovernment, apparently led to giving the black americans their suffrage rights and participate in elective positions. In this powerful book, brook thomas revisits the contested era of reconstruction. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 in 1989 and more than 10 other books on the topic.
That this book is also excellent reading will not surprise those who know mr. Historian eric foner on the unresolved legacy of reconstruction. During the reconstruction era, local governments, as well as the national democratic party and president andrew. His online courses on the civil war and reconstruction, published in 2014, are available from columbia university on columbiax. The book uses terms such as conservative the idea of which came out of england in 1790 and republican which wasnt established until 1854 to describe people. Reconstruction, one of the most misunderstood chapters in. Memory and legacy of reconstruction essential civil war.
Du bois publishes a revisionist reconstruction historiography with black reconstruction. Colonel nye has written a very good bookone worthy of the subject as well as the attention of anyone still interested in the civil war. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Apr 02, 2019 reconstruction, the period in american history that followed the civil war, was an era filled with great hope and expectations, but it proved far too short to ensure a successful transition from. Kenneth stampp is one of the historians who, in the 1960s, tried. Apr 25, 2015 and the monumental corrective classic came out in 1988. Foner then examines how race and class functioned in a new southern society. America after the civil war, a new fourhour documentary executive produced and hosted by.
The achievements, and compromises, of two reconstructionera. Below are books for students and teachers on the reconstruction era in the united states. The reconstruction era by katie marsico nook book nook. This book, with chapters on each of the southern states. How the black codes limited african american progress ku klux klan. This brief political history of reconstruction by a wellknown civil war authority is a thoughtful and detailed study of the reconstruction era and the distorted legends still clinging to it. The collapse of reconstruction humanities libretexts. Facebook page supporting the reconstruction era blog. Refuting former schools of thought, stampp challenges the notions that slavery was somehow just a benign aspect of southern culture, and how the failures during the reconstruction period created a ripple effect that is still seen today. Reconstruction era is the period where the united states attempts to redress slavery after the civil war. Depending on the start date some say 1865, others 1863 we are at the 150th anniversary of reconstruction, just after the war ended and lincoln died, when 4 million slaves were suddenly freed, and.
The era of reconstruction 18651877 mass market paper back october 12, 1967. How reconstruction still shapes racism in america time. Moral mondays, fusion politics, and the rise of a new justice movement, dr. What reconstructionera laws can teach our democracy the. The brief years of reconstruction marked the united states most progressive moment prior to the civil rights movement. He evokes literatures immediacy to recreate arguments still unresolved today about state versus federal authority, the governments role in education, the growing power of banks and.
Era of reconstruction, 18651877 by stampp, kenneth m. Buy a cheap copy of the era of reconstruction, 18651877 book by kenneth m. Includes approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from the colonial period through 1950. Opinion the lost promise of reconstruction the new. The literature of reconstruction johns hopkins university. In the decades immediately after the end of reconstruction, the era s greatest legacy was its effects on the politics of the south. An anthology of revisionist writings 1969 reflected a.
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