TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Sherri L.
AU  - Foley,Tim
TI  - What was Reconstruction?
T2  - What was?
SN  - 9780593225936
AV  - E185.2 .S67 2022
U1  - 305.896/073075 23/eng/20220707
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Workshop
KW  - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - African Americans
KW  - History
KW  - 1863-1877
KW  - Southern States
KW  - 1865-1877
KW  - United States
KW  - Race relations
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Informational works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Nonfiction
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 108); Ages 8-12; Penguin Workshop
N2  - "Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time"--
ER  -