March 2 is rarely celebrated as the birthday of our America — but it should be. This was the day in 1867 when Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the first Reconstruction Act, which ...
Editor’s Note: We’ve gathered dozens of the most important pieces from our archives on race and racism in America. Find the collection here. The Reconstruction era was both the cause and the product ...
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