The Era of Reconstruction, 1861-1900: A National Historic Landmarks Theme Study
Downs GP and Masur K. 2017. The Era of Reconstruction, 1861-1900: A National Historic Landmarks Theme Study. National Historic Landmark Theme Studies. National Park Service. Washington, DC
The theme study, "The Era of Reconstruction 1861-1900," includes historic context essays on land and labor, African American institution building, enfranchisement, civil unrest and violence, federal power, and modernizing and remaking the South. Registration guidelines for evaluating potential NHLs and an inventory of properties identified as nationally significant in the history of Reconstruction are included.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Downs, Gregory; Masur, Kate
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- National Historic Landmark; African American; Black history; politics; labor; federal power; voting; civil rights