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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.

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

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Paul Harvey
as a book he read and referenced in his work.
22 snips
Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited with Paul Harvey
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
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Derecka Purnell
in the context of critiquing white abolitionists and their relationship to capitalism.
Best of: Imagine a future with no police
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Peniel Joseph
as a significant figure whose book challenged the prevailing racist narrative of Reconstruction.
The new American Reconstruction
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Derecka Purnell
in the context of historical abolitionist critiques of capitalism.
Imagine a future with no police
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Breht
O'Shea and
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PM Irvin
as a seminal text in understanding the Reconstruction era.
[BEST OF] W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in America
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Rachel Shelden
as a book that provides insights into major problems in American society.
Chatter: 1876, Election Security, and National Security, with Rachel Shelden
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Nikole Hannah-Jones
as a revelatory text.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the 1619 project, choosing schools, and Cuba
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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
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Frank Chapman
and Paige May as a crucial book for understanding Reconstruction.
Episode 42: Black Reconstruction In America with Frank Chapman
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
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David Levering Lewis
as Du Bois's magnum opus, inspiring contemporary understanding of the Civil War's aftermath.
W.E.B. Du Bois and His Impact on America

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