Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois

Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880

W.E.B. Du Bois

746 pages first pub 1935 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative medium-paced
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W.E.B. Du Bois called Black Reconstruction, first published in 1934, his "magnum opus." A massive reinterpretation of the Civil War and Reconstruction with African Americans as actors rather than pawns, it presaged postwar changes in prevailing in...

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informative 100%
challenging 58%
reflective 58%
inspiring 20%
dark 16%
sad 8%
adventurous 4%
emotional 4%

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medium 22%

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