The Clarion-Ledger

Illustrated history of Reconstruction spotlights the era’s transformation

“Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region” details the reassessment of the Reconstruction era. The book highlights the creation of the Reconstruction ...

Journalism scholars document newspapers' role in reconstruction-era authoritarianism

When Bella Astrofsky, who's poised to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in journalism, began digging through ...
AOL

What the Reconstruction Era Can Teach Us About the Politics of Shame

Man representing the Freedman's Bureau stands between armed groups of Euro-Americans and Afro-Americans, 1868. Credit - A.R. Waud—Library of Congress I have taught Souls every year of my career as a ...
abcnews4

National Parks Service adds IAAM to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The International African American Museum has been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, the National Parks Service announced Wednesday. The national ...
KWTX

Central Texas Black lawmakers shaped state during Reconstruction era

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - During Reconstruction, the turbulent period after the American Civil War focused on reintegrating Southern states into the Union, slavery had been abolished and African Americans ...
LancasterOnline

Lancaster's Stevens-Smith history center joins National Park Service network on Reconstruction

LancasterHistory's newest museum has been accepted into a National Park Service network dedicated to the U.S. era of Reconstruction. The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and ...
The Daily Gamecock

Reconstruction Era museum explores history through life of President Woodrow Wilson

The Museum of the Reconstruction Era tells the story of a misunderstood time period through the life of President Woodrow ...
Detroit Free Press

New Reconstruction Era Exhibition Shows How Reform and Resistance Have Shaped U.S. Civil Rights

National Center for Civil and Human Rights Unveils Broken Promises Gallery “Guided” by Ida B. Wells The gallery presents Black progress during the Reconstruction Era, when nearly four million newly ...
The Morning Journal

Wilson Bruce Evans Home in Oberlin listed on Reconstruction Era National Historical Network

The National Park Service announced the addition of four sites — including the Wilson Bruce Evans Home in Oberlin — to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Looking Back: Sen. Henry Wilson persists in his goals during the Reconstruction Era

The major fighting of the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, with the Union victory at the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Sen. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts was now able to savor the ...
Tennessean

New Reconstruction Era Exhibition Shows How Reform and Resistance Have Shaped U.S. Civil Rights

ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / The National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ new gallery, “Broken Promises,” is a permanent exhibit on Reconstruction-the period after the ...