In the period after the Civil War, former slaves were made promises of equality and citizenship by the federal government. Historian Eric Foner analyzes the fate of those promises and how the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments relate to current issues around voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery. His new book is 'Forever Free.'
Interview:
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/870862116/the-unresolved-legacy-of-reconstruction
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