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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Reconstruction| Extended Trailer
Here is the extended first look at Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. This new, four hour documentary series will tell the full story of this misrepresented and misunderstood chapter of American history.
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Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
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Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896
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Post-Civil War America was a new world.
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The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering, exhilarating . . . and terrifying.