This bundle includes video companions for episodes 1-4 of the PBS Reconstruction series: American after the Civil War.

Episode 1- focuses on the aftermath of the Civil War — a bewildering, exhilarating and terrifying time. African Americans who had played a crucial role in the war now grapple with the terms and implications of Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.

Episode 2- focuses on how post-Civil War America was a new world. Viewers learn how African Americans made political, social and economic progress in the face of violence.

Episode 3- focuses on "the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy. While some African Americans attempted to migrate, the vast majority remained in the South, where sharecropping, convict leasing, disfranchisement, and lynchings drew a “color line”.

Episode 4- focuses on African Americans in the 1900s using artistic expression against revisionist history and racism.

No prep needed- just print and show the documentary! Students may also edit these PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please note, this bundle DOES include answer keys for all episodes.

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