Requiem for Reconstruction: Black Countermemory and the Legacy of the Lowcountry's Lost Political Generation

The promise of Reconstruction sparked a transformative era in American history as free and newly emancipated Black Americans sought to redefine their place in a nation still grappling with the legacy of slavery. Often remembered as a period of failed progressive change that gave way to Jim Crow and second-class citizenship, Reconstruction’s tragic narrative has long overshadowed the resilience and agency of African Americans during this time.

Requiem for Reconstruction chronicles Reconstruct...