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American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8, Interview with Katherine Preston, Music Historian, 2 of 2
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 25 mins
This video contains an interview with Music Historian Katherine Preston about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced a...
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American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8, Interview with Katherine Preston, Music Historian, 2 of 2
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 25 mins
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This video contains an interview with Music Historian Katherine Preston about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved m...
This video contains an interview with Music Historian Katherine Preston about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
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American History
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Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Katherine K. Preston, fl. 1985, Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893
Topic / Theme
Social classes, Singing, Vocal groups, Minstrel shows, Performing arts life, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8, Interview with Reavis Mitchell, Historian, 1 of 3
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the relig...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 8 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
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Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than...
Reavis Mitchell Interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
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Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Reavis Mitchell, fl. 1980-2017, George L. White, 1838-, Erastus Milo Cravath, 1833-1900, Clinton Bowen Fisk, 1828-1890
Topic / Theme
Vocal groups, Colleges and universities, Missionaries, Education, Refugee camps, Fugitive slaves, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with David W. Blight, Historian, Yale University, 1 of 6
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 48 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 48 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment and emancipation, dealing with all the deaths from the war, Walt Whitman, William Sherman, Garrison Frazier, Field Order No....
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about Reconstruction as a referendum on the meaning of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment and emancipation, dealing with all the deaths from the war, Walt Whitman, William Sherman, Garrison Frazier, Field Order No. 15, Sherman's March, the South in chaos, relationships between former masters and former slaves.
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Black Studies
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Interview
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Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891, Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Race relations, Postwar reconstruction, Emancipation of slaves, War casualties, Civil war, United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization...
Race relations, Postwar reconstruction, Emancipation of slaves, War casualties, Civil war, United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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United States. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, December 18, 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with David W. Blight, Historian, Yale University, 3 of 6
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 spe...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 speaking tour, voting rights as a central issue, how federal enforcement of radical reconstruction might have worked, reconstruction as a...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 speaking tour, voting rights as a central issue, how federal enforcement of radical reconstruction might have worked, reconstruction as a Yankee conquest, Freedmen voting in 1868, African Americans felt more close to the nation than ever before, black legislators, funding, and public policy.
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Black Studies
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Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Thaddeus Stevens, 1792-1868, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Political debates, Government policy, Voting rights, Repatriation, Legislatures, Postwar reconstruction, United States. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment Ratified, July 9, 1868, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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United States. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment Ratified, July 9, 1868, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with Edward L. Ayers, Historian, University of Virginia, 2 of 4
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about different versions of Christianity, black church leaders, Andrew Johnson and res...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about different versions of Christianity, black church leaders, Andrew Johnson and restoring the Union and building the Republican party, leniency towards Confederates, the black codes, bringing the south in alignment wit...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about different versions of Christianity, black church leaders, Andrew Johnson and restoring the Union and building the Republican party, leniency towards Confederates, the black codes, bringing the south in alignment with the US Constitution, the fourteenth amendment.
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Black Studies
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Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Edward L. Ayers, 1953-, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Postwar reconstruction, Politics, Race and culture, Leadership roles, Religious practices, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment Ratified, July 9, 1868, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment Ratified, July 9, 1868
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with Edward L. Ayers, Historian, University of Virginia, 3 of 4
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about what form labor should take, rise of sharecropping, education for African Americ...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 47 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Ayers talks about what form labor should take, rise of sharecropping, education for African Americans, threats to schoolteachers, reconstruction of government, fear of Negro rule.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Edward L. Ayers, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Sharecropping, Balance of power, Threats of violence, Education, Working conditions, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with Nell Irvin Painter, Historian, Princeton University, 1 of 2
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 36 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Painter talks about the link between Reconstruction and democracy, freedom and lost friends and fa...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 36 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Painter talks about the link between Reconstruction and democracy, freedom and lost friends and family, changes in labor, Gertrude Thomas and shock at discovering slaves were not happy working for her, competition for work, black sol...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Painter talks about the link between Reconstruction and democracy, freedom and lost friends and family, changes in labor, Gertrude Thomas and shock at discovering slaves were not happy working for her, competition for work, black soldiers as liberators and the Mass 54th, whites disturbed by black soldiers, the land crisis, Tunis Campbell and black settlement, how complexion can divide black people.
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American History
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Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Nell Elizabeth Irvin, 1942-, William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820-1891, Tunis Gulic Campbell, 1812-1891, Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1834-1907
Topic / Theme
Reparations, Labor force, Race relations, Working conditions, Family separation, Race and culture, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2, Second Interview with Clarence E. Walker, Historian, University of California, Davis, 2 of 3
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about black reconstruction and counter reaction by southern whites, importance of vot...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about black reconstruction and counter reaction by southern whites, importance of voting rights, labor negotiations with former owners, black legislators, 1877 compromise, revolution going backwards, struggle for politic...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about black reconstruction and counter reaction by southern whites, importance of voting rights, labor negotiations with former owners, black legislators, 1877 compromise, revolution going backwards, struggle for political and civil equality, 1913 Gettysburg reunion and anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Clarence E. Walker, fl. 2001, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Voting rights, Postwar reconstruction, Race relations, Politics, Equality, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Clarence E. Walker, Historian, University of California, Davis, 2 of 3
directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 46 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about the genesis of black politics in the south lies in the churches, black expectat...
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directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 46 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about the genesis of black politics in the south lies in the churches, black expectations from the Republican party, the social code, emancipation and increased social tension, 1868 expulsion of blacks from Georgia state...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Walker talks about the genesis of black politics in the south lies in the churches, black expectations from the Republican party, the social code, emancipation and increased social tension, 1868 expulsion of blacks from Georgia state legislature, Republican party needing black votes, Henry McNeal Turner's feelings of betrayal, northern political fatigue with Reconstruction, Reconstuction as a revolution that went backwards, achievements of Reconstruction.
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Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Clarence E. Walker, fl. 2001, Henry McNeal Turner, 1834-1915, Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Equality, Prejudice, Race relations, Politics, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans
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Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877
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American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with David W. Blight, Historian, Yale University, 4 of 6
directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 44 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about former slave John Roy Lynch in Mississippi legislature and election to Congress...
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directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 44 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about former slave John Roy Lynch in Mississippi legislature and election to Congress, elections of 1868 and racism in the Democratic party, Ulysses S. Grant is elected president, Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, counter...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about former slave John Roy Lynch in Mississippi legislature and election to Congress, elections of 1868 and racism in the Democratic party, Ulysses S. Grant is elected president, Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, counter-revolution of white southern Democrats, violence and the Ku Klux Klan, Amos Akerman and federal Ku Klux Klan hearings, Thomas Dixon and "The Clansman".
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Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, John Roy Lynch, 1847-1939, Thomas F. Dixon, 1864-1946, Amos T. Akerman, 1821-1880
Topic / Theme
Elections, Racism, Politics, Violence, Postwar reconstruction, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Historical Event
Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870
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