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Henry Louis Gates Jr.Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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What were the main goals of the Reconstruction era? What goals did the country achieve? Which goals remain unfulfilled today?
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Why, and by what means, did the South erode Reconstruction gains during Redemption and Jim Crow?
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How were Black people depicted in mass-produced images during Redemption and Jim Crow? What impact did this depiction have on Black and white people?
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By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
