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- Dictionaryre·con·struc·tion/ˌrēkənˈstrəkSH(ə)n/
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- 1. the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed: "the economic reconstruction of Russia"
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Era of military occupation in the Southern United States after the American Civil War (1865–1882)
The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States. During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitu... Wikipedia