Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Dyllan McGee
	Producer	Julia Marchesi Rob Rapley Cyndee Readdean Stacey L. Holman
Directing	Director	Julia Marchesi
Writing	Writer	Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Camera	Camera Operator	Lisa Vidal
Department	Role	Name

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