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Reconstruction's Legacy: The Second Founding That Could Have Been
Season 1
Episode 300
Published 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
In this episode, I look back on the Reconstruction era — a period that represented both a second founding of the United States and one of its greatest unfinished revolutions. Over the past year, I explored the political battles, social transformations, and cultural reckonings that defined Reconstruction. Now, I reflect on what that history means and how it set the stage for the Gilded Age that followed.