Resources

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Resources on the Digital History Website

• A Visual Timeline of Reconstruction: 1863-1877
  
• Guided Readings on Reconstruction
  in Hypertext History: Our Online American History Textbook
  
• Reconstruction Resource Guide
  
• Reconstruction Fact Sheet
  
• Reconstruction Learning Module
  
• Test your knowledge about Reconstruction
  
• Recommended Document: Edwin H. McCaleb, 1865
  A former supporter of the Confederacy responds to Lincoln's death, describes conditions in the post-war South, and gives voice to attitudes that would help shape Reconstruction
  

Resources on Other Websites

• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Impeachment Simulation Game
  
• Civil War and Reconstruction The Library of Congress Learning Page
  
• Freedman’s Bureau Online
  Records of the Freedman’s Bureau, including extensive information about violence directed against African Americans.
  

Recommended Readings

• Eric Foner, Reconstruction
  A magisterial overview and interpretation of Reconstruction that emphasizes the centrality of race and the role of African Americans in shaping events between 1865 and 1877.