Pub Date: December 27, 2022
Dewey: 305.89607307
LCCN: 2022031121
Lexile Code: 0930
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 7.80" L x 5.60" W ( 0.40 lbs) 112 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States Civil War Period 18501877 | African American and Black | General | Social Science | Politics and Government
Series: What Was?
Description: "Reconstruction--the period after the Civil War--was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended--thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time"--