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Teaching Reconstruction: A Conversation with Dr. Kidada Williams

Join us for this recorded conversation with writer and historian, Dr. Kidada Williams, as we discuss her research on African Americans’ fight for liberty and equality during and after the Civil War and Reconstruction era.

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In the wake of the Civil War, Americans were faced with the challenge of rebuilding a society that had been divided by slavery and the political upheaval of war. The study of this period in American history is essential to the understanding of citizenship and democracy in the United States today.

Listen to writer and historian, Dr. Kidada Williams, as she discusses her research on African Americans’ fight for liberty and equality during and after the Civil War and Reconstruction era.

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