Description: "The essays gathered in this volume derive from a conference convened in Charleston, South Carolina, in March 2018 by the program in the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW)."
Brief description: Hilary N. Green is the James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College. A distinguished scholar, her research explores the intersections of race, memory, and education in the post-Civil War American South. She is the author of Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools in the Urban South, 1865-1890, co-author of the NPS-OAH Historic Resource Study of African American Schools in the South, 1865-1900, and co-editor of The Civil War and the Summer of 2020 (Fordham).
Review Quotes: . . . Freedoms Gained and Lost provides a valuable synthesis of the current state of Reconstruction studies. Written with our current moment in mind, the collection will serve as a useful tool for graduate students, journalists, and general readers interested in learning more about Reconstruction and its legacies. As we continue to struggle with our own "Third Reconstruction" moment, such a public-facing effort should be applauded.-- "Journal of the Civil War Era"