Events

Graphic for the Reconsidering Reconstruction: How Racism Shaped the National Narrative event on Monday, Feb. 16 at noon in the MCC Library.

The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) marked a positive and progressive period which advanced the constitutional rights of Black Americans. However, severe backlash ensued due to the new laws put in place following the Civil War, causing White Americans to fight for more control and power. Learn more about this era and how reconstruction was made out to be a dark stain on U.S. history during a library presentation from Philosophy Instructor Stephen Charnley on Monday, Feb. 16 at 12 noon.