Cause
Reconstruction America 1863-1877
Published on 7. January 2014
144 pages
978-0-307-79288-4 (ISBN)
Description
After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would be "fraught with great difficulty.” Three days later he was assassinated. The years to come witnessed a time of complex and controversial change.
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TONYA BOLDEN is the author of several books for young readers, including Rock of Ages: A Tribute to the Black Church and The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali. She is also the editor of two books in the bestselling 33 Things series and the adapter of American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: "Traitors Must Be Punished"
- Chapter 2: "To a Fairer Future of Liberty and Peace"
- Chapter 3: "Johnson, We Have Faith in You"
- Chapter 4: "This Is a Country for White Men"
- Chapter 5: "A Blow to Our Government System"
- Chapter 6: "We Are Americans"
- Chapter 7: "Cause"
- Chapter 8: "Why Not Hang Thad Stevens!"
- Chapter 9: "Making a Whipping-Post of the South"
- Chapter 10: "We Are Wise Enough"
- Chapter 11: "The Great Obstruction"
- Chapter 12: "Or Other High Crimes and Misdemeanors"
- Chapter 13: "The Bill Do Pass"
- Chapter 14: "Let Us Have Peace"
- Chapter 15: "On Account of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude"
- Chapter 16: "We Are Governing the South Too Much"
- Chapter 17: "All We Want Is to Live Under the Law"
- Chapter 18: "Why Is This, Ma?"
- Chapter 19: "The Promises in Your Constitution"
- Chapter 20: "A Doubtful Election"
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Source
- Illustration Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
