Black institutions, including the church, the schoolhouse, and the press, kept public vigil over promises made, broken, and, in some instances, renewed during the long march toward liberation.

President Abraham Lincoln ushered in the Reconstruction Era when with the end of slavery. Due to his April 1865 assassination, Lincoln's vice president oversaw the completion of Reconstruction.

Much was achieved during this Second Reconstruction, but like the first it remained unfinished. The economic disparities between Black and white Americans continued to be a major problem.

A brand-new interactive tour takes you through downtown Huntsville to showcase at least 16 buildings and other sites built by Black businesspeople and entrepreneurs during the Reconstruction Era ...

Award-winning author and scholar Peniel E. Joseph talks to ESSENCE about Black womens' influence in our historical fight for justice and his new book The Third Reconstruction.

During the late 1880s, Black people in Savannah made their marks in the political arena, ... The Reconstruction Era did not produce 40 acres (nor the mule that was added later).

One of the lesser-known impacts of Philadelphians on their fellow Americans came during the Reconstruction period of this country. The era itself remains a hushed and, at times, controversial ...

A 2003 Town Talk article states that “according to several historical studies, the massacre happened after tensions grew between whites and Blacks during the Reconstruction era between 1865-1877.” ...

During Reconstruction, we had the greatest opportunity to fulfill the dream of multiracial democracy. “We had a drastic reversal from the previous hundreds of years of history.

African Americans--History Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Officials and employees Biography Dictionaries. siris_sil_488749 SIL FREEDOMS LAWMAKERS : A DIRECTORY OF BLACK OFFICEHOLDERS DURING ...

The relationship between Black Americans and the U.S. feminist movement has been contentious since the 19th century. Feminist activists such as Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul racially stereotyped ...