Extras
Reconstruction explores the transformative years following the American Civil War.
A controversial presidential election in 1876 deals Reconstruction a grievous blow.
Racist imagery saturated popular culture and Southern propaganda manipulated the story.
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896.
A look at the rise of Jim Crow and the turn of the century.
Here is an extended first look at Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.