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Black Reconstruction in the South - The Freedpeople and the Economics of Land and Labor

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This lecture examines Congressional Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, Ulysses S. Grant’s 1868 election, and the effects of Reconstruction on freedpeople in the South. It emphasizes black suffrage, economic disempowerment, and white supremacist violence.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction
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- Chapter 2. Implications of the Four Reconstruction Acts
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- Chapter 3. The Impeachment Process for Andrew Johnson
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- Chapter 4. The Election of Grant in 1868 and the Advent of the Ku Klux Klan
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- Chapter 5. The Second Reconstruction's Impact on Freed Slaves and Conclusion
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