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S4 E4: The Second Revolution

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The Civil War in the United States

By the mid 18 seventies, it was clear chattel slavery was over. Phoner: The rich men of the north and their congressional representatives had gotten what they wanted most. They gave up on their alliance with the radical republicans and the newly freed black people in the south. By 19 hundred, jim crow is in full force. And i think that tells us a lot about slavery, and it tells us something about what they still hope to accomplish even in light of redemption.

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