Los Angeles Times

Why March 2 is the true birthday of modern America

March 2 is rarely celebrated as the birthday of our America — but it should be. This was the day in 1867 when Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the first Reconstruction Act, which ...
Yahoo

The Legacy of the Reconstruction Era’s Black Political Leaders

Historians say that this wave of laws making it harder to vote echo the backlash to the electoral gains made by African Americans during Reconstruction (1865-1877), the era of political revolution in ...
The New York Times

RECONSTRUCTION.; Opinion of the United States Attorney-General on the Clauses in the Reconstruction Act Respecting the Right to Vote and Hold Office.

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The Atlantic

A Diary of the Reconstruction Period

Monday, February 18, 1867. The session of the Senate on Saturday continued through the night and until 6.30 yesterday morning. The subject under consideration was the establishment of military ...
The New York Times

A CHAPTER OF RECONSTRUCTION HISTORY.

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