Macat Library
Reconstruction : America's Unfinished Revolution 1863 - 1877
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9781912128228
ISBN13:
9781912128228
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$11.64
Eric Foner's 1988 account of the critical decade following the American Civil War shows that black people were integral to ending centuries of slavery and were often key drivers of what successes there were in the 'Reconstruction' period. Reconstruction had the potential to fulfill the promise of America's founders, bringing freedom and equality to all. Yet this promise was undermined by defiant Southern whites determined to protect their own privilege. Earlier interpretations of this period often blamed the failures of Reconstruction on African Americans. But Foner concludes that it failed because whites prevented blacks from becoming equal citizens. His book finally acknowledges the central position of blacks in shaping American democracy. The Macat Library Great Works for Critical Thinking, The Macat Library is the world's leading collection of short analyses of great works. Each analysis looks at one enduringly influential book - unlocking its ideas and explaining the underlying critical thinking skills which made it so important. Book jacket.
| Author: Jason Xidias |
| Publisher: Macat Library |
| Publication Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 102 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1912128225 |
| ISBN-13: 9781912128228 |
Reconstruction : America's Unfinished Revolution 1863 - 1877
$11.64
Eric Foner's 1988 account of the critical decade following the American Civil War shows that black people were integral to ending centuries of slavery and were often key drivers of what successes there were in the 'Reconstruction' period. Reconstruction had the potential to fulfill the promise of America's founders, bringing freedom and equality to all. Yet this promise was undermined by defiant Southern whites determined to protect their own privilege. Earlier interpretations of this period often blamed the failures of Reconstruction on African Americans. But Foner concludes that it failed because whites prevented blacks from becoming equal citizens. His book finally acknowledges the central position of blacks in shaping American democracy. The Macat Library Great Works for Critical Thinking, The Macat Library is the world's leading collection of short analyses of great works. Each analysis looks at one enduringly influential book - unlocking its ideas and explaining the underlying critical thinking skills which made it so important. Book jacket.
| Author: Jason Xidias |
| Publisher: Macat Library |
| Publication Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 102 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1912128225 |
| ISBN-13: 9781912128228 |
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