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Chapter 15 of Eric Foner's "Give Me Liberty!" explores the complex period of Reconstruction from 1865 to 1877. This chapter investigates the societal changes after the Civil War, focusing on the quest for freedom among former slaves, the establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau, and the political landscape shaped by significant events such as the Presidential Election of 1868 and the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment. Through diverse illustrations and maps, Foner highlights the challenges and achievements of African Americans during this transformative era in American history.
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Give Me Liberty! Norton Media Library AN AMERICAN HISTORY THIRD EDITION - BRIEF by Eric Foner
Chapter 15 Norton Media Library “What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction, 1865–1877 Eric Foner
Family Record, a lithograph marketed to former slaves after the Civil War
The Freedmen’s Bureau, an engraving from Harper’s Weekly
Chinese laborers at work on a Louisiana plantation during Reconstruction.
Selling a Freeman to Pay His Fine at Monticello, Florida
A Democratic Party broadside from the election of 1866 in Pennsylvania
A Delegation of Advocates of Woman Suffrage Addressing the House
Electioneering at the South, an engraving from Harper’sWeekly
The Operations of the Registration Laws and Negro Suffrage in the South
Black students outside a schoolhouse in a post–Civil War photograph. The teacher is seated at the far right.
Changes in graphic artist Thomas Nast’s depiction of blacks in Harper’s Weekly
Give Me Liberty! Norton Media LibraryIndependent and Employee-Owned This concludes the Norton Media Library Slide Set for Chapter 15 AN AMERICAN HISTORY THIRD EDITION by Eric Foner