American Experience - Season 16 Episode 2
"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War," a two-part report, follows political leaders and ordinary Americans alike as it chronicles one of the most contentious periods in American history. "An old social order had been destroyed," says Columbia University historian Eric Foner. "Everything was up for grabs." Part 1 begins with the end of the war, as President Johnson, no friend of the freed slaves, squares off against Republicans in Congress. In 1868 they pass the 14th Amendment, which is "the origin of the concept of civil rights," Foner notes. Johnson vetoed it and, says narrator Dion Graham, "the lines were drawn."
First Air Date : 1988-10-04
Last Air date : 2025-03-25
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 16 : Episode 12003-09-08
- Season 16 : Episode 22004-01-12
- Season 16 : Episode 32004-01-13
- Season 16 : Episode 42004-01-19
- Season 16 : Episode 52004-02-02
- Season 16 : Episode 62004-02-09
- Season 16 : Episode 72004-04-12
- Season 16 : Episode 82004-04-19
- Season 16 : Episode 92004-05-03
