description: Originally published in 1934, this reinterpretation of the American Civil War and Reconstruction portrayed African Americans as players rather than pawns, presaging postwar changes in interpretations of southern history, as well as the rise of black militancy in the 1960s.
language: English
title: Black Reconstruction
titlecomplete: Black Reconstruction (ND Afro/Amer Intellectual Heritage)
genres: African American, Classics, Social Justice, History, Sociology, Politics, American History, Race, Nonfiction, Civil War
ratings_count: 2771
publisher: University of Notre Dame Press