About the Book
This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will come face-to-face with the people and events of Reconstruction's noble democratic experiment, its tragic undermining, and the drawing of a new "color line" in the long Jim Crow era that followed. In introducing young readers to them, and to the resiliency of the African American people at times of progress and betrayal, Professor Gates shares a history that remains vitally relevant today.
My Take on the Book
This is such a powerful book written for middle school aged readers that will really open their eyes to this important time in the history of our nation. The book is written in a way that all will completely draw you in and you will meet people that are so inspiring in so many ways. The author really knows his history and as you move through this book you are transported into history along with him. This book is one that I am so glad that I read because I learned a ton from reading this. I read this with my daughter and we both did not want to put this down, as each chapter brings more and more amazing insights into people and experiences that will keep you coming back for more.
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