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In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries.Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America in this enlightening title about Reconstruction. Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.
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- ISBN-13: 9780593225936
- ISBN-10: 0593225937
- Publisher: Penguin Workshop
- Publish Date: December 2022
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.3 pounds
- Page Count: 112
- Reading Level: Ages 8-11
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