Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Overview

The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy, with millions of former slaves and free black people seeking out their rightful place as equal citizens under the law. Though tragically short-lived, this bold democratic experiment was, in the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, a ‘brief moment in the sun’ for African Americans, when they could advance, and achieve, education, exercise their right to vote, and run for and win public office.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 9, 2019

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

PBS Productions,Inkwell Films,McGee Media,Inkwell Films, McGee Media, PBS Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt9701076