Reconstruction+era

Reconstruction era Photo Essay

As always, the databases are a good place to start since their are primary source heavy and have excellent multimedia resources. ABC-CLIO US History is a safe bet as is the Gale US History In Context database. Look them over!

The following sites are also databases that are housed on the web. The information within these sites is not typically retrievable via a standard web search. They are part of what is called the Invisible web but they are probably the best sources for primary source/image resources.

Harper's WeeklyThis paper was one of the most popular publications in America during the late 1800’s. Many images pertaining to the Civil War and Reconstruction.

African American Odyssey Library of Congress

National Archives National Archives Library page of African American history.

Digital History America's Reconstruction. People and Politics

Shomburg Center for African American History New York Public Library

African American Odyssey Reconstruction and It's Aftermath Library of Congress

Civil War and Reconstruction Timeline Library of Congress

Through the Lens of Time Images of African Americans from the Cook Collection Virginia Commonwealth University Library's collection of images of African Americans from the 19th century

[|Race and Place:African American Community Histories] University of Virginia

PBS American Experience: Reconstruction []

The Church in the South Documenting the American South