Perman has written yet another book on the aftermath of the Civil War, "Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1862-1879" focuses on the issues and literature produces on the events following the Civil War. ... Perman examines the historical accounts and the literature produced in the 1950s and 60s about the controversial era of Reconstruction. ... In addition education of the African Americans was also necessary to make them aware of their rights and the privileges they got as citizens of United States. ... The Reconstruction though initiated by the Congress was a struggle of the African Americans...

• Word Count: 1039
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This book was one of the first works of literature that provided the north with which they thought was an accurate look at the institution of slavery. ... Many people did not even realize that the institution of slavery is wrong, because they were raised being taught that that's why African American people were put here on earth. ...

• Word Count: 550
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The fact that a white man was willing to sacrifice his own life for the rights of millions of African Americans motivated people within the movement to work harder than ever before. ... " John Brown was such a central topic in many works of literature during this time period because he represents to the abolitionist movement what the American Renaissance symbolized for these authors. ... In the same way that they sought to secure their rights from the British, John Brown sought to secure the rights of African Americans trapped in the institution of slavery. ...

• Word Count: 1279
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate