Slavery and Reconstruction, Elliott Smith
Slavery and Reconstruction, Elliott Smith
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Slavery and Reconstruction
The Struggle for Black Civil Rights

Author: Elliott Smith

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2022


Synopsis

With the freeing of four million enslaved people after the Civil War, the Reconstruction period brought new victories and challenges in the fight for Black rights. Learn more about this crucial period in US history.

Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

About Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith is a writer and editor based in Falls Church, Virginia, who has covered sports and athletes from high school to the pros, and has written about a wide variety of subjects, including entertainment, travel, business, and technology for a range of clients both print and online.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on July 13, 2025

Basic starter information which, granted, is needed in some settings which was this books intended purpose. Good intentions, but very minimal content even for a children’s book. Does have some links to first hand documents which are helpful. What’s here does plainly say it like it is (equal rights h......more