Radical Reconstruction: A Brief History with Documents
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
The Reconstruction period following the Civil War was a transformative moment in which political leaders addressed questions concerning the place of the southern states in the postwar nation, the status of formerly enslaved African Americans, and the powers and limitations of the federal government. In this volume K. Stephen Prince explores the important role of the Radical Republicans in pressing for change during this period in a way designed to make the complexities of Reconstruction comprehensible to students. The Introduction introduces the Radical Republicans and details how Reconstruction grew from a complex negotiation among groups with often conflicting agendas. The documents, arranged in thematic and roughly chronological chapters, allow students to sift through the evolution of Radical Reconstruction and its aftermath through speeches, letters, press coverage, legislation, and contemporary illustrations. Document headnotes, a chronology, questions to consider, and a bibliography enrich students’ understanding of Radical Reconstruction.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Radical Reconstruction: A Brief History with Documents, Macmillan Learning, Bedford-St. Martins, 176 p.
Scholar Commons Citation
Prince, K. Stephen, "Radical Reconstruction: A Brief History with Documents" (2016). History Faculty Publications. 196.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hty_facpub/196
