The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War was a period marked by an intense struggle to restore a worn-out and devastated society. The war, which was aimed at confronting the national problem of slavery, only led to subsequent dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined condition of freedom. Some had naively believed that ending slavery would solve the problem of racial inequality, overlooking the prejudice and uninviting atmosphere towards blacks. Questions over how to reinstate …showed first 75 words of 1341 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1341 total…collapse of Reconstruction and willingness of the North to drop their convictions for true racial equality. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Blum, John M., ed. The National Experience A History of the United States. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1973. Current, Richard N., ed. Reconstruction. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965. Donald, David, The Politics of Reconstruction. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1965. McPherson, James M. Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War And Reconstruction. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, INC., 1982.