Primary Source Spotlight: Reconstruction

Civil War & Reconstruction Primary Source Set
Newspaper articles related to Reconstruction 1865-99
Books and other texts related to Reconstruction
Oral histories related to Reconstruction
Jim Crow & Segregation primary source set & teachers’ guide
13th Amendment to the Constitution (1865)
Today in History: 14th Amendment
15th Amendment to the Constitution (1870)
Today in History: Plessy v. Ferguson
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
Stories about Reconstruction from America’s Library
Reconstruction 360 South Carolina ETV Commission
Reconstruction Era National Park Service
Civil War & Reconstruction Timeline primary sources & activities
What were the challenges to African American citizenship after the Civil War? Teaching with Primary Sources program at the University of California, Davis
Guided Primary Source Analysis Activities