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Black Reconstruction in America
An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860–1880
Book • 1999
This book challenges the traditional academic views of the Reconstruction era, particularly those of the Dunning School, by highlighting the significant roles and agency of African Americans during this period.
Du Bois argues that the actions of freed slaves and black workers were crucial in the Civil War and the subsequent attempt to reconstruct American society.
He also examines the efforts of the elite planter class to retain control and the division among the Southern working class along racial lines, which ultimately led to the disfranchisement of many blacks and poor whites.
Du Bois argues that the actions of freed slaves and black workers were crucial in the Civil War and the subsequent attempt to reconstruct American society.
He also examines the efforts of the elite planter class to retain control and the division among the Southern working class along racial lines, which ultimately led to the disfranchisement of many blacks and poor whites.
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Mentioned by multiple speakers as a seminal work in American history, challenging dominant interpretations of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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209 - Black Reconstruction in America - W.E.B. Du Bois' 1935 Groundbreaking / Myth-Busting Book
Mentioned by Derecka Purnell in the context of critiquing white abolitionists and their relationship to capitalism.
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Peniel Joseph as a significant figure whose book challenged the prevailing racist narrative of Reconstruction.
Peniel Joseph as a significant figure whose book challenged the prevailing racist narrative of Reconstruction. The new American Reconstruction
Mentioned by Sarah Churchwell , highlighting his work on white America's reunification after the Civil War around white supremacy.
Lessons from the American Civil War, with Sarah Churchwell and Karen Joy Fowler
Recommended by Mariam Kaba as essential reading for Chicago organizers, detailing Black people's role in Reconstruction after the Civil War.
Episode 2: Black Reconstruction with Nathan Ryan and Debbie Southorn
Recommended by Rachel Shelden as a book that provides insights into major problems in American society.
Chatter: 1876, Election Security, and National Security, with Rachel Shelden
