TV series

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019 · 1 season
A sober, illuminating history lesson that moves deliberately through a pivotal era, asking patience and rewarding it with clarity.
- Created by
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Overview
- Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, politics, justice, freedom
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

