Experience the aftermath of the Civil War—a bewildering, exhilarating, and terrifying time. African-Americans who had played a crucial role in the war now grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.

Originally released by PBS, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 18, 2019.

Mother Emanuel Massacre (3:50); --Civil War Ends (6:37); -- Looking for Loved Ones (2:37); -- Southern Democrat in Charge (2:55); -- Freedmen's Bureau (3:50); -- Shocking Betrayal (3:13); -- Revisionist History (4:27); -- Black Codes (4:14); -- Birthright Citizenship (5:01); -- Memphis Riots of 1866 (6:29); -- Black Suffrage (7:11); -- Historic Election Day (4:30); -- Credits: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War - Episode 1 (1:01); .