What Was Reconstruction? (What Was?)

by Sherri L Smith (Author) Tim Foley (Illustrator)

What Was Reconstruction? (What Was?)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: What Was?

Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights in America.

Reconstruction -- the period after the Civil War -- was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended -- thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn't last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.

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Sherri L Smith

Sherri L. Smith is the prolific author of multiple award-winning children's books, including The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and several books in the Who Was series. She has written for Bart Simpson comics, James Cameron's Avatar comics, and Wonder Woman. Her books have appeared on a number of state reading lists and have been named as Junior Library Guild, Children's Book Council, and American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults selections. Sherri teaches creative writing in the MFA in Children's Writing program at Hamline University, and has taught at Goddard College and Old Dominion University. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner and a disreputable cat. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com.


Christine Norrie is a multiple Eisner-nominated artist and writer. She co-created the graphic novels Breaking Up with Aimee Friedman and Hopeless Savages with Jen van Meter and Chynna Clugston-Major, and has contributed to the Black Canary and Lumberjanes comics. She lives on a farm in Upstate New York, where she raises hens and maintains a large garden. Visit her online at christinenorrie.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593225936
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
December 27, 2022
Series
What Was?
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF043000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
JNF025270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period
Library of Congress categories
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