Malcolm Gladwell and President Barack Obama introduce us to one of the most chaotic,complicated, and fascinating times in American history, revealing why Reconstruction stilldefines our country today.Listen to Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise on Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.Reconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North isvictorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most importantdecades in American history, a moment when our country grappled with its original sin andimagined — and briefly enacted — a more perfect union.Drawing from archives, letters, diaries, court records, eyewitness testimonies and some ofAmerica’s most accomplished scholars and storytellers, Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promiseexplores this unprecedented historical moment in rich, kaleidoscopic detail. The series unpacks atime when a determined band of reformers attempted to radically reimagine American society —from the Constitution to the roots of its economy to the very nature of citizenship itself.Reconstruction was a time when Americans struggled over fundamental questions about ourcountry. Who gets to be a citizen? Who has the right to vote? Who can own property? In short,who belongs? Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise explores what America might havelooked like if Reconstruction had truly succeeded, and how the ultimate backlash toReconstruction prevented our country from becoming a truly multiracial democracy.Guiding us through this extraordinary moment in American history is best-selling author andhost of Revisionist History Malcolm Gladwell. He’ll have help from luminaries, historians, andstorytellers such as President Barack Obama, Jelani Cobb, Wyatt Cenac, David Blight, KaiWright, Kellie Carter Jackson, Ashley C. Ford, Manisha Sinha, Kidada Williams, and Eric Foner.This is a series about why America has yet to make good on the promise of Reconstruction, andhow it still might.An Audible Original in partnership with History Channel. Produced by Higher Ground andPushkin Industries.

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Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise – Prologue

JUN 19, 202617 MIN
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Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise – Prologue

JUN 19, 202617 MIN

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<p>Malcolm Gladwell and President Barack Obama introduce us to one of the most chaotic,</p><p>complicated, and fascinating times in American history, revealing why Reconstruction still</p><p>defines our country today.</p><p>Listen to Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise on Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Reconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North is</p><p>victorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most important</p><p>decades in American history, a moment when our country grappled with its original sin and</p><p>imagined — and briefly enacted — a more perfect union.</p><p>Drawing from archives, letters, diaries, court records, eyewitness testimonies and some of</p><p>America’s most accomplished scholars and storytellers, Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise</p><p>explores this unprecedented historical moment in rich, kaleidoscopic detail. The series unpacks a</p><p>time when a determined band of reformers attempted to radically reimagine American society —</p><p>from the Constitution to the roots of its economy to the very nature of citizenship itself.</p><p>Reconstruction was a time when Americans struggled over fundamental questions about our</p><p>country. Who gets to be a citizen? Who has the right to vote? Who can own property? In short,</p><p>who belongs? Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise explores what America might have</p><p>looked like if Reconstruction had truly succeeded, and how the ultimate backlash to</p><p>Reconstruction prevented our country from becoming a truly multiracial democracy.</p><p>Guiding us through this extraordinary moment in American history is best-selling author and</p><p>host of Revisionist History Malcolm Gladwell. He’ll have help from luminaries, historians, and</p><p>storytellers such as President Barack Obama, Jelani Cobb, Wyatt Cenac, David Blight, Kai</p><p>Wright, Kellie Carter Jackson, Ashley C. Ford, Manisha Sinha, Kidada Williams, and Eric Foner.</p><p>This is a series about why America has yet to make good on the promise of Reconstruction, and</p><p>how it still might.</p><p>An Audible Original in partnership with History Channel. Produced by Higher Ground and</p><p>Pushkin Industries. </p>