Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

About Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.

PBS's Reconstruction: America After the Civil War is a documentary series. It reached one season of 4 episodes from April 2019.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. plays Self - Host.

It was produced by Inkwell Films and McGee Media. It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.