Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Part 1, Hour 1 (1x1)

Air date: Apr 09, 2019

The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating...and terrifying. African Americans had played a crucial role in saving the Union and now, as the country grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction, they struggled to breathe life into their hard-won freedom. The result was a second American Revolution.