Redemption
The Last Battle of the Civil War
African americans, segregation
Southern states, politics and government
Bürgerrecht
Rassendiskriminierung
Rassendiscriminatie
Southern states, history
Geweld
Southern states, race relations
Südstaaten
Segregation
Negers
African americans, civil rights
Violence
Civil rights
Race relations
African Americans
New York Times reviewed
Politics and government
History
A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. Journalist Lemann describes an insurgency that changed the course of American history: from 1873 to 1877 …
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