Reconstruction: The Big Lie

<p>Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative.  The true story is one of great force. The great force of a powerful activist Black community that strived to establish a multiracial democracy and achieved great successes and political power. The great force of a violent white community that exploited, abused and murdered those of that Black community who would assert their civil and human rights. The great force of a federal government that was there and then wasn't. This episode is your introduction to that true story.</p><p>Our guides to this era are Dr. Kidada Williams, author of <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/i-saw-death-coming-9781635576634/">I Saw Death Coming</a> and Dr. Kate Masur, author of <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324005933">Until Justice Be Done</a>.</p>