In the past few years, the period in American history known as Reconstruction has become increasingly prominent in the public consciousness. The dominant academic narrative is now mainstream: ...

One UC Davis professor is on a mission to create a new dialogue about an oft-ignored period of U.S. history As the National Park Service turns 100 in August, one UC Davis professor is on a mission to ...

Joseph is the Inaugural Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Joint Professor of Public Affairs & Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and Professor of History ...

“Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region” details the reassessment of the Reconstruction era. The book highlights the creation of the Reconstruction ...

Why did Reconstruction fail? It's a heady question for American historians — not least because despite seminal scholarship on the subject, from W.E.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America and Eric ...

“Historical connections to Reconstruction surround us today: the Movement for Black Lives, rising white supremacist violence, virulent voter suppression, multiracial movements to address policing and ...

A history center that would focus on telling stories about how the Civil War and Reconstruction impacted North Carolina could be on shaky ground if Fayetteville and Cumberland County decide not to ...

The future of a history center with a focus on telling stories about how the Civil War and Reconstruction impacted North Carolina could be decided in the next few weeks. State lawmakers have included ...

The Black Panthers’ Liberation School, San Francisco, 1969. (UPI / Getty) When it comes to understanding modern politics, analogies abound. We have the 1938 Munich conference as a metaphor for the ...