Reconstruction | Hour 4 Preview
Preview: Episode 4 | 30s
Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and African Americans faced both physical and psychological oppression. Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story of the Civil War and Reconstruction. But African Americans found ways to fight back, using artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro”
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Reconstruction | Hour 4 Preview
Preview: Episode 4 | 30s
The turn of the century is known as the ‘nadir’ of race relations, when white supremacy was ascendant and African Americans faced both physical and psychological oppression. Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story of the Civil War and Reconstruction. But African Americans found ways to fight back, using artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro”
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Reconstruction| Extended Trailer
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