New Reconstruction Era Exhibition Shows How Reform and Resistance Have Shaped U.S. Civil Rights

National Center for Civil and Human Rights Unveils Broken Promises Gallery “Guided” by Ida B. Wells ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS ...
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UAE debuts VR reconstruction of Makkah and Madina from the Prophet’s era, rendered in amazing detail

A new virtual reality experience at the Sharjah International Book Fair allows visitors to step back 1,400 years and explore Makkah and Madina during the Prophet Muhammad’s era. Developed by Ana Al ...
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Ubisoft cancels controversial Assassin's Creed set in American Civil War Reconstruction Era

TL;DR: Ubisoft cancelled a planned Assassin's Creed game set during the Reconstruction Era due to socio-political sensitivities and backlash from previous titles. The game would have featured a freed ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Detailed history of state during Reconstruction offers revelations, failures

Mississippi's secession from the Union in 1861 was driven by the desire to protect slavery. A new state constitution in 1868 aimed to create a multi-racial democracy during Reconstruction. By 1876, ...
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Illustrated history of Reconstruction spotlights the era’s transformation

“Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region” details the reassessment of the Reconstruction era. The book highlights the creation of the Reconstruction ...
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40 Years Ago, R.E.M.’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ Marked a Darker Tone for the Band

Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry of R.E.M. in Athens, Georgia, 1985. (Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images) The Reconstruction period immediately following the American Civil War was a ...
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National Parks Service adds IAAM to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The International African American Museum has been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, the National Parks Service announced Wednesday. The national ...
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What the Reconstruction Era Can Teach Us About the Politics of Shame

There is a curious passage in W.E.B. Du Bois’ 1903 masterpiece, The Souls of Black Folk, that tries to capture the zeitgeist of those closing decades of the 19th century that ended Reconstruction and ...
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What the Reconstruction Era Can Teach Us About the Politics of Shame

Man representing the Freedman's Bureau stands between armed groups of Euro-Americans and Afro-Americans, 1868. Credit - A.R. Waud—Library of Congress I have taught Souls every year of my career as a ...
The Conversation

Why Trump’s Gaza reconstruction proposal is unlikely to work

Ali Asgary does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Honoring the often-overlooked Black contributions of Reconstruction-era Huntsville

The Historic Huntsville Foundation opens a new walking trail celebrating those who put the city on the map in the post-War South. Feds Suspend 7,000 Truckers Over New Rule Chris Hemsworth, Alzheimer's ...