Reconstruction Era

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Also, in some southern states, convict leasing was essentially a new form of slavery that started during the Reconstruction Era and went on for decades.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

You could also say something similar about the Reconstruction Era, and then about how that passed very quickly.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2022

The scheme had a vague historical precedent and was rooted, at least in theory, in a post- Reconstruction Era law designed to address how to handle disputed elections.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022

Zion Baptist Church is just one example of a site that could be eligible for the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2019

The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander