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The Failure of Reconstruction (2:35)

Reconstruction turns the south into a different type of battleground. Constitutional amendments grant freedom and suffrage to African-Americans but equality remains elusive.

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  • The Failure of Reconstruction
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    Reconstruction turns the south into a different type of battleground. Constitutional amendments grant freedom and suffrage to African-Americans but equality remains elusive.

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  • White House: Deconstructed
    White House: Deconstructed

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    It may not have been home to the president until 1800 or even called the White House until 1901, but it remains a symbol of freedom and democracy throughout the world.

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    The Oval Office has been filled with extraordinary presidents, but did you know about these not-so-famous firsts?

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    America and the Civil War

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    Discover how the bloodiest war in American history transformed the face of the nation.

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    One hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War is still an important component of our national character.

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    Meaning of the Civil War

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    If you had just one word to describe the Civil War, what would it be?

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    History of the KKK

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    Gangland takes a closer look at America's oldest domestic terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan.

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    Abraham Lincoln

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    Today he is known as one of the greatest American presidents, but at the time of his election no one would have predicted Lincoln's success.

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    What you think you know about the Civil War may not be the whole truth.

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    Which of President Lincoln's many eloquent speeches was the most important?

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    Ordinary items such as spectacles, a handkerchief and confederate cash were discovered inside the pockets of President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated.

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    The Civil War saw the rise of major technological advances in warfare.

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    Find out what event turned the tide of the Civil War.

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    John Wilkes Booth had unobstructed access to President Lincoln on the night of his assassination at Ford's Theater.

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    See pictures from the life and presidency of Andrew Johnson.

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    The Library of Congress recently acquired a rare collection of nearly 700 Civil War-era ambrotype and tintype photographs, donated by the Liljenquist family.

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    Civil War: Union Military Leaders

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    View images of Union leaders from the Civil War, like Abraham Linoln and Ulysses S. Grant, and learn more about the roles they played in this bloody engagment.

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