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Now watching, #ReconstructionPBS .

Gates: It's time that we acknowledge the true story of Reconstruction, the most misunderstood time in our history, and reconstruct the making of America. #ReconstructionPBS

What happened to the happy ending that y'all teach about the ending of American slavery, asks Gates. #ReconstructionPBS

Upon Emancipation, He was like a bird... "He might starve or freeze, but he felt good being free." #ReconstructionPBS

There is no question that Black people strengthened the Union military, by denying their labor to the confederacy and by serving in the union army. #ReconstructionPBS

Citizenship, education, and land ownership then came up for more discussion when discussing the future of Black people...(as if Black people didn't have their own ideas, but I added that part). #ReconstructionPBS

The first order of business was the reconnect with family members who were torn away by slavery. These ads they are reading are incredibly emotional. #ReconstructionPBS

People took to the roads to find their family members. "Imagine keeping the memory of your family member alive in your heart and trying to unify, but you hardly know where to start." #ReconstructionPBS