Primary Source Spotlight: Reconstruction
Primary sources
Newspaper articles related to Reconstruction 1865-99
Books and other texts related to Reconstruction
Oral histories related to Reconstruction
Abolition and Reconstruction map
Mapping Occupation – U.S. Army posts during Reconstruction University of Georgia
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
Teaching resources
Reconstruction primary source set with teacher guide
Civil War & Reconstruction primary source set with activity idea
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
Handshake Deals: How Cartoons Told the Story of Reconstruction TPS Teachers Network Inquiry starter set
Guided Primary Source Analysis Activities