Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...

Discusses what life was like for African Americans who were freed from slavery after the Civil War. Includes questions for students.

This section from a chapter on "The Era of Reconstruction" describes the efforts made by Congress in 1865 and 1866 to bring to life its vision of Reconstruction and explains how the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the Constitution.

This article contains numerous facts about black segregation history in the United States from the Civil War through the end of the Civil Rights Movement.