Reconstruction: America after The Civil War

Season 1 Episode 1: Part 1, Hour 1

Apr 09, 2019NR55m8.3

After the Civil War, efforts to realize a "new south" begin. Whites offered share cropping to blacks, but agreements were not understood (due to lack of literacy skill) and insurmountable debt meant continued oppression. The Supreme Court...

Reconstruction: America after The Civil War background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Part 1, Hour 1

1. Part 1, Hour 1

Aired: Apr 9, 2019

After the Civil War, efforts to realize a "new south" begin. Whites offered s...

Episode 2 Part 1, Hour 2

2. Part 1, Hour 2

Aired: Apr 9, 2019

Experience the aftermath of the Civil War.African Americans who had played a ...

Episode 3 Part 2, Hour 1

3. Part 2, Hour 1

Aired: Apr 16, 2019

An examination of the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions...

Episode 4 Part 2, Hour 2

4. Part 2, Hour 2

Aired: Apr 16, 2019

See African Americans in the 1900s using artistic expression against revision...

Main Cast

Mark Lund

Mark LundUpper and Common White Male

Andia Winslow

Appearances

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Creators

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Creator

Info about Reconstruction: America after The Civil War

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary