Friday, 15 July 2011

The Significance of Reconstruction - LSE Eric Foner


We often think of progress as a one way process.  But as this talk about the reconstruction of the South after the American Civil War shows, sometimes things go backwards even when the constitution of the country has been changed.  A fascinating account of a period of history that doesn't often get much attention.

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2008/20071128t1622z001.aspx

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