reconstruction
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The Reconstruction Congress wrote this rule into the 14th Amendment and said “All persons born” here are citizens by birth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
In its place, the Reconstruction Congress adopted the broad view of citizenship based on the place of birth, not parentage, that had been part of English law for centuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Grant advocated black civil rights, but political support for Reconstruction was waning due to economic uncertainty and political resistance in the South.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Throughout Reconstruction, Black Americans fought for what the 1869 National Convention of Colored Men deemed a “cardinal idea” of republicanism: “The people shall have a voice as to who shall rule over them.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
All the president needs now is for Grant to finish the rest of the job, and then he can get to the work of reunification that will be known to history as Reconstruction.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing reconstruction
Chapter 18: The Reconstruction Era
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Churchill's "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" speech (1940)
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Chapter 5, Sections 1–4
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