Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Documentary 2019

Available on Prime Video

Following the Civil War, African Americans who had played a crucial role in the battle now grapple with Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.

Documentary 2019

Starring Henry Louis Gates

EPISODE 1

Part 1

Following the end of the Civil War, former slaves and their allies forge new meanings of freedom and citizenship. The first black men take seats in the US Congress, in Southern state governments and on juries.

55 min · 10 Sept 2020 18
EPISODE 2

Part 2

Discover how post-Civil War America was a new world. Learn how African Americans made political, social and economic progress in the face of violence.

55 min · 10 Sept 2020 18
EPISODE 3

Part 1

Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction's legal and political legacy.

55 min · 10 Sept 2020 18
EPISODE 4

Part 2

Discover how African Americans in the 1900s fought back against revisionist history and racism using artistic expression.

55 min · 10 Sept 2020 18

Henry Louis Gates

Host
Stacey Holman

Producer
Rob Rapley

Producer
Cyndee Readdean

Producer

About

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

DOCUMENTARY

Following the Civil War, African Americans who had played a crucial role in the battle now grapple with Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2019

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.