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Texas After the Civil War: The Struggle of Reconstruction by Carl H. Moneyhon

Texas after the Civil War: The Struggle of Reconstruction by Carl H. Moneyhon published by Texas A&M Press (2004) 248 pages. Kindle $14.68, Paperback $19.95.​ Carl…

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Posted in African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Videos

Video: Professor Jonathan Holloway of Yale University on African Americans from Emancipation to Reconstruction

Over the coming months I hope to give you access to video talks on Reconstruction by some of the experts in the field. If you…

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Posted in 13th Amendment

13th Amendment Documents and Commentary

On December 15, 1865 Sec. of State William Seward announced that the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery had been ratified and that it was now the…

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