American Experience; Interview with Ted Tunnell, Historian, Virginia Commonwealth University, part 1 of 5 : Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Topics discussed are Marshall Twitchell, United States Colored Troops, violence in Louisiana, Freedmen's Bureau, 40 Acres and the planters, James Madison Wells, meeting Adelle Coleman
