CSPAN3 Freedmen During Reconstruction February 11, 2017
Historians talks about what life was like for freedmen after the civil war and the overall successes and failures of reconstruction. They discussed Educational Opportunities, land redistribution, and Voting Rights as well as the politics behind these reconstruction measures. This panel was part of the annual lincoln forums symposium. It is about an hour in 15 minutes. The title of this panel may be a little deceiving. If i can read it here. [laughter] Voting Rights for black freedmen. What went right and what wrong. It seems to be couched in the terms of Voting Rights. It is really about recon...