American Experience (1988 – ...)

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Episode 3 — Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat

Name: Episode 3 — Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat
Released: 2004-01-13
Duration: 55 min

Season 16 • American Experience

Released: 2004-01-13 • Documentary

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"Reconstruction" concludes by following whites and blacks in Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana between 1867 and 1877. It begins with the granting of widespread voting rights for blacks in the South, and with whites "preparing for the worst," says narrator Dion Graham. It wouldn't end that way for South Carolina rice planter Frances Butler, who was not at all pleased to "negotiate" with her family's former slaves. Their leader: Tunis Campbell, who would soon be elected to the state Senate. In Georgia, too, blacks were elected to the legislature. And in Louisiana, Vermonter Marshall Twitchell began amassing both cotton lands and political power. Local whites, who resented Twitchell deeply, called him a "carpetbagger."

Episodes

Episode 1
New York (8): The Center of the World
2003-09-08

Episode 2
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution
2004-01-12

Episode 3
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat
2004-01-13

Episode 4
Citizen King
2004-01-19

Episode 5
Remember the Alamo
2004-02-02

Episode 6
Tupperware!
2004-02-09

Episode 7
Emma Goldman
2004-04-12

Episode 8
Patriots Day
2004-04-19

Episode 9
Golden Gate Bridge
2004-05-03

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Episode air date	13.01.2004
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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