Despite the fact that Reconstruction is an important, influential chapter in American history — and that we are still dealing with the fallout of its end — not enough class time is spent discussing it, leading to a misunderstanding of the era.
Experts agree that studying this history, however, can help students betterAmerica’s past and the structural racism that still plagues our nation today, which is especially important given the present political climate. “One of the reasons Reconstruction is so relevant to the current moment or the most recent past is the rise of a racist backlash against progress,” Foner points out.
The Zinn Education Project wants state standards to be updated and teachers to be given the proper tools and resources to teach students a more honest, accurate depiction of the Reconstruction era. In many states, though, lawmakers are, restricting classroom discussion of race and other aspects of US history. But Hagopian hopes that resources like the Zinn project can help answer some of the era’s most central questions.
If there’s one lesson to be learned from Reconstruction, it’s that “the price of freedom is eternal vigilance,” Foner says. “Rights can be gained and rights can be lost. Many people didn't quite realize that until we are now seeing it. We are seeing principles that seem to have been achieved forever turned back, wiped away — and that happened during and after Reconstruction.
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