Make good the promises : reclaiming Reconstruction and its legacies / edited by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo ; foreword by Eric Foner ; preface by Spencer R. Crew ; contributions by KimberleĢ Williams Crenshaw, Mary Elliott, Candra Flanagan, Katherine Franke, Thavolia Glymph [and 3 others].
"In association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture." Companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit, opening September 2021. Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index.
Summary:
"An incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction -- a comprehensive story of Black Americans' struggle for human rights and dignity and the failure of the nation to fulfill its promises of freedom, citizenship, and justice"-- Provided by publisher
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