Studio Episode 6: Reconstruction
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Professor Beverly Gage asks David Blight to expand on his recent lectures on the Reconstruction and all the challenges it faced.
Class 16 – Gilded Age and the Aftermath of Reconstruction, South, North, and West
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What becomes of a nation filled with corruption that’s covered with gold. Professor David Blight returns to Mark Twain as he details the Gilded Age and what it brings.
Class 13 – Union Victory, Confederate Defeat, and Emancipation
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It comes to war. Professor David Blight takes the class through the Civil War, emancipation, and shape of things to come.
Class 10 – The Mexican War and its Aftermath: Compromise or Armistice
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The Mexican – American War from 1846-1848 had an immense impact on the territory of America and the issue of slavery. Professor David Blight begins his series of classes with an in depth review.