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Black American History Series Volume 3: Reconstruction

40 minutes 24 seconds

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Black and white photo of a Black man wearing a surgical cap and mask. Caption. And was a member of the State Board of Health.

Still photos and narration follow the history of freed slaves during the time after the Civil War known as Reconstruction. Focuses on blacks in the military, new laws, black unions, sharecropping, education, and inventors. Touches on music and sports. Relates the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the infamous Jim Crow laws, the political history of blacks, and the use of intimidation and harassment to stop voting. "Separate but equal" became the status quo by 1900.

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Runtime: 40 minutes 24 seconds

Black and white illustration of an African tribe speaking with white men wearing tricorn hats in a row boat docked at shore. Caption. One of these travelers.
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Season 0 / Ep 1
47 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white photo of Black men wearing Civil War-era clothing, hoeing fields alongside Black women and children. Caption. Her skill in speaking impressed many people.
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Season 0 / Ep 2
48 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white photo of a Black man wearing a surgical cap and mask. Caption. And was a member of the State Board of Health.
Black American History
Season 0 / Ep 3
40 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white photo of nineteen sixties White and Black protesters gathered together in a group and holding signs. Caption. And provoked support of the civil rights movement.
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Season 0 / Ep 4
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Grade Level: 8 - 12
Black and white photo of N, B, A player, Bill Russell, blocking another basketball player. Caption. And led the team to the N, B, A championships 11 times.
Black American History
Season 0 / Ep 5
37 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12