What Was Reconstruction?

 
 

Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America in this enlightening title about Reconstruction.

Reconstruction — the period after the Civil War — was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended — thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn’t last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.

An African American girl in a white dress, black boots, and straw hat holds a stack of books in her arms beneath trees in front of a log cabin Freedmen's School. An older African American teacher and students stand behind her.

Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publication Date: December 27, 2022
Genre: Nonfiction, Historical, Middle Grade
Hardcover: 112 pages