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Tattered Remains: Rebuilding African-American Family Structures
One of the most striking features of the Reconstruction period is the effort of blacks to rebuild their family structures. Marriage between African-Americans is legalized; their children are their own and cannot be sold away. The traditional family ...
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Tattered Remains: Challenges of Rebuilding Southern Society
The South faces enormous challenges after the Civil War, mainly how to reconstitute its economic and social base without slavery. The responsibility for resolving these issues falls to the Republicans. At first, many white males are excluded from vo...