June 2019 - Page 4 of 4 - The Reconstruction Era

Pres. Andrew Johnson’s “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction” May 1865

President Andrew Johnson issued his “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction,” on May 29, 1865. This proclamation would have a major impact on the South, Confederate…

13th Amendment Videos

Videos and Other Resources for Understanding the History of the 13th Amendment Ending Slavery

The 13th Amendment was one of the subjects of the film Lincoln, but the amendment was not ratified until half-a-year after the president’s death. In…

Freedmen's Bureau

O.O. Howard Appointed Head of Freedmen’s Bureau May 1865

Although many historians now date the start of Reconstruction to the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 or even earlier, the creation of the Freedman’s…

White Supremacy Apologetics

A Mississippi Judge Explains the Need for White Domination of the South

We are tempted to imagine that white supremacist propaganda was always presented in the non-standard English of the barely literate. That was not true. Many…