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Make good the promises : reclaiming Reconstruction and its legacies / edited by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo ; foreword by Eric Foner ; preface by Spencer R. Crew ; contributions by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Mary Elliott, Candra Flanagan, Katherine Franke, Thavolia Glymph, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Kathleen M. Kendrick, and Kidada E. Williams. - First edition - 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"In association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture." Companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit, opening September 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index.

Foreword / Preface / Introduction / Reconstructing America: an overview / Timeline reconstructing America: 1861-1896 -- Legacies of liberation / Legacies of violence / Legacies of repair / Legacies of place / Legacies of belief / Eric Foner -- Spencer R. Crew -- Candra Flanagan, Paul Gardullo, Kathleen M. Kendrick -- Thavolia Glymph -- Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw -- Kidada E. Williams -- Katherine Franke -- Mary Elliott -- Hasan Kwame Jeffries.

"An incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction--a comprehensive story of Black Americans' struggle for human rights and dignity and the failure of the nation to fulfill its promises of freedom, citizenship, and justice"--

ISBN: 9780063160644 0063160641

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1G4862 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020348495 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--History--1863-1877.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Southern States--19th century.
African Americans--Social conditions--Southern States--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Influence.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.