187: A More Perfect Union? The Reconstruction Era

Lately, Americans feel the country is more divided (at least
politically) than ever and often wonder how to go about repairing
our divisions. Those same questions were asked when the nation
started to come back together after the very real split of the
Civil War. When Congress passed the first Reconstruction Acts,
paving the way for Confederate states to rejoin the Union after
the war, many also asked who belonged in the country and what
rights they would have. So, in this episode, Ed, Nathan and
Joanne explore the central questions of the Reconstruction Era.