Civil War Reconstruction Podcasts are half hour episodes focusing on a single topic during the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras. They are produced by Patrick Young.
Episode 2: This episode looks at why students of the Civil War will understand that conflict much better if they learn more about Reconstruction. In some ways Reconstruction marked a hopeful period in American history. Slavery was ended, Citizenship was no longer tied to race. Color bars to voting were eliminated. The Union goals of the Civil War were achieved and even expanded on. Unfortunately, the Reconstruction Era also saw the continuance of the violence that had gripped the country during the war. Murder was routinely employed for political ends and to reestablish racial control. Please use the player below to listen to this new episode.
Episode 1: Pat Cleburne was a hard-fighting Irish immigrant who rose to the rank of Major General in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. In 1864 he shocked his commander and the Confederate government by proposing to free enslaved Blacks in the Confederacy and allow them to enlist in the Confederate forces. His detailed plan all but answers the question of whether there were Black Confederates. This is the first episode of the new Civil War Reconstruction podcast.
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