Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019)

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.

• First Air Date: 2019-04-09
• Last Air Date: 2019-04-16
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 4
• Episode Runtime: 55 min.
• Network: PBS
• Director: Julia Marchesi
• Creator: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.