The Legacy of the Reconstruction Era’s Black Political Leaders

Highlighting Black political leadership provides a fuller picture of the diverse range of change-makers in the United States ...
Yahoo

Jan. 6 and the Long Shadow of Civil War- and Reconstruction-Era Political Violence

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we authored a piece for the Washington Post drawing on our expertise in ...
The Fayetteville Observer

As NC History Center in Fayetteville nears milestone, historian raises questions about mission

The North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction is set to break ground on its main building within the next four months, with a targeted completion date in early ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville's Civil War and Reconstruction project continues to defy gravity | Opinion

The center aims to provide a comprehensive view of North Carolinians' lives during the Civil War and Reconstruction, encompassing diverse perspectives. While facing some skepticism, the project has ...
demos.org

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support the Movement for a Third Reconstruction

Foundations can play an important role in helping movements not only survive but thrive. But doing so requires a shift in mindset—and accountability to the public good. The fight for freedom and ...
IBTimes UK

Donald Trump Faces Fresh Cognitive Health Fears, Claims Reconstruction Is 'Fancy Name' For Civil War

Donald Trump's grasp of basic US history was again under scrutiny on Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas, after he told supporters that Reconstruction was just a 'fancy way of saying Civil War,' prompting ...
LancasterOnline

Lancaster's Stevens-Smith history center joins National Park Service network on Reconstruction

LancasterHistory's newest museum has been accepted into a National Park Service network dedicated to the U.S. era of Reconstruction. The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and ...
demos.org

Why the Struggle for a Third Reconstruction Remains the Struggle for Our Times

At a time of racial justice backlash, a call for a full-throated multiracial democracy may seem audacious—it’s also a necessary movement to preserve US democracy at all. Since 1865 and the end of a ...
BroadwayWorld

RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR SCOOPS

Get emails on Reconstruction: America After the Civil War news, photos & more. Reconstruction: America After the Civil War is a 4 part series that will take a broad view of the Reconstruction era and ...
The Daily News Journal

New Reconstruction Era Exhibition Shows How Reform and Resistance Have Shaped U.S. Civil Rights

ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / The National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ new gallery, “Broken Promises,” is a permanent exhibit on Reconstruction-the period after the ...
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Trump turns civil rights upside down in ‘biggest rollback’ since Reconstruction

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new ...