Reconstruction After the Civil War

by Franklin, John Hope

• ISBN13: 9780226260792
• ISBN10: 0226260798
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Ever since its original publication in 1961,Reconstruction after the Civil Warhas been praised for cutting through the controversial scholarship and popular myths of the time to provide an accurate account of the role of former slaves during this period in American history. Now Franklin has updated his work to acknowledge the enormous body of research and scholarship that followed in the wake of the first edition. New are Franklin's references to important, later texts that enrich the original narrative. In addition, the extensive bibliography has been thoroughly revised. What has not changed, however, is the foundation Franklin has laid. Still compelling are his arguments concerning the brevity of the North's military occupation of the South, the limited amount of power wielded by former slaves, the influence of moderate southerners, the flaws of the constitutions drawn up by the Radical state governments, and the reasons for the downfall of Reconstruction.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix
Editor's Foreword	xi
The Aftermath of War	1	(13)
Presidential Peacemaking	14	(18)
Reconstruction: Confederate Style	32	(21)
Confederate Reconstruction Under Fire	53	(16)
Challenge by Congress	69	(15)
The South's New Leaders	84	(20)
Constitution-making in the Radical South	104	(23)
Reconstruction---Black and White	127	(23)
Counter Reconstruction	150	(20)
Economic and Social Reconstruction	170	(19)
The Era Begins To End	189	(22)
The Aftermath of ``Redemption''	211	(10)
Important Dates	221	(4)
Suggested Reading	225	(10)
Acknowledgments	235	(2)
Index	237