Reconstruction Era

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The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 as part of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

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

Padrón’s team was assigned the Reconstruction Era and used the inquiry-design model to help students answer the question: How has freedom been constructed by African Americans?

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2020

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

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander