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Reconstruction Era: Rebuilding the United States (1865–1877)

Reconstruction Era: Rebuilding the United States (1865–1877) The Reconstruction era was one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in American history. Spanning from the end of ...

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New Orleans Massacre of 1866: A Turning Point in Reconstruction

New Orleans Massacre of 1866: A Turning Point in Reconstruction On July 30, 1866, the city of New Orleans became the site of one of the most brutal episodes of the Reconstruction era—the ...

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