March 28, 1898: Wong Kim Ark Wins Citizenship Case The U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.

#tdih 1898, SCOTUS issued landmark U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, decision:

Children born in U.S., including to parents not eligible to become citizens, were nonetheless citizens themselves under the Reconstruction era 14th Amendment. #TeachReconstruction

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March 4, 1877: Hayes Takes Office in 1877 Compromise Rutherford Hayes became the 19th President of the United States with a devastating impact on Reconstruction.

"What this meant in plain English was that the people demanded the sacrifice of the Black man & the letter and spirit of the Declaration of Independence." -- Lerone Bennett Jr. on compromise that led to Hayes' inauguration #tdih 1877

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Quote and photo by middle school teacher Lois Hammond. (Update: Now teaching in Maryland.)

Hiram Revels' story is one of countless examples of why we need to #TeachReconstruction.

Check out our report: “Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth About Reconstruction.”

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Feb. 25, 1870: Hiram Revels Sworn into Office Hiram Revels was sworn into office as senator from Mississippi, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.

#tdih 1870, Hiram Revels was sworn into office as senator from Mississippi, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Do you know how many African Americans have served in the Senate to date? #TeachReconstruction

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tweet by Clint Smith on importance of reading last chapter of Black Reconstruction on purple background.

The last chapter of "Black Reconstruction" by W. E. B. Du Bois, “The Propaganda of History,” is essential reading, as noted below by historian @clintsmithiii.bsky.social

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'Harriet' and the Combahee River Raid Harriet Tubman was a Civil War leader. She was the first woman in U.S. history to lead men into battle in the Combahee River Raid.

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Built on History: Brazos Valley African American Museum Stands Where Freed Slaves First Owned Land “There were a lot of challenges during the Reconstruction era and onward, but this was a place where many people were able to get their start in their new life post-emancipation."

One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, the land where the Brazos Valley African American Museum now sits was an area of promise, where newly freed people rebuilt their lives after slavery and the Civil War. www.kbtx.com/2026/02/20/b... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction #tellthemwhatwedid

First Black sheriff ever elected in the U.S. finally gets his own historical marker in Fort Bend County Fort Bend County honored a history-making leader, and his story is one worth knowing.

Walter Moses Burton, the First Black sheriff ever elected in the U.S., finally gets his own historical marker in Fort Bend County, Texas www.khou.com/article/news... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

Black History Month events celebrate more than 100 years of contributions across Houston region | Houston Public Media From Fort Bend County to Houston City Hall, Black History Month celebrations this week honored several notable Black Houstonians, including the late Congressman Sylvester Turner, international gospel ...

From Fort Bend County to Houston City Hall, Black History Month celebrations this week honored notable Black Houstonians, inc Sylvester Turner, Yolanda Adams, & Walter Burton, the first African American elected sheriff in the U.S. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/his... #TeachReconstruction

New historic markers commemorate Columbus Black history leaders On an unusually warm February afternoon, community members gathered along Main Street and later on Ninth Avenue South to honor two pillars of Columbus’ Black history – a pioneering historian who prese...

New historic markers commemorate Columbus, Mississippi's Black history leaders cdispatch.com/news/new-his... #TeachReconstruction

Callie House: Reparations Advocate and Trailblazer Podcast Episode · We the People · 08/16/2018 · 46m

43 minutes - learn about Callie House- pensions, civics, standing up #teachreconstruction -w Professors Berry and Patterson podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

The Millican Massacre: When violence shook a small Texas town Driving through Millican today, you’d never know it made national headlines 158 years ago. And as tensions rose after the Civil War, violence broke out.

From July 15-17, 1868 in the small town of Millican, TX, up to 300 Black Americans were driven away or killed in what some scholars call “the worst incident of racial violence in Texas during Reconstruction.” www.kbtx.com/2026/02/12/m... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

The legacy of the Black grocers of Reconstruction The oppressed entrepreneurs of the late 1800s capitalized on low grocery prices to build businesses that influenced Atlanta’s present-day institutions.

The legacy of ATL's Black grocers of Reconstruction
www.ajc.com/food-and-din... Black entrepreneurs of the late 1800s capitalized on low grocery prices to build businesses that served Black people's needs and influenced Atlanta’s present-day institutions. #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

Central Texas Black lawmakers shaped state during Reconstruction era After the civil war, Black men were given the right to vote. With that came the election of 52 Blacks who served on the state and even federal levels.

Central 52 Texas Black lawmakers shaped the state and nation during the Reconstruction era. Texas is now working with local historical commissions to individually recognize these men in the districts they served with markers. www.kwtx.com/2026/02/12/c... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

New online exhibit about post Civil War African American community in Gainesville now available Prince William County is located on the Potomac River in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

Prince William County Parks’ Office of Historic Preservation is proud to announce its new online exhibit—The Settlement, about a historic African American community in Gainesville that formed years after the American Civil War. www.pwcva.gov/news/new-onl... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

Nicodemus' 'Children of The Promised Land' discussion at Ellis Public Library "Children of the Promised Land." Courtesy photo Ellis Public LibraryEL

“Children of the Promised Land,” a pictorial history, explores the unique experience of mothers and their children in Nicodemus, KS, some of whom were the first members of their families born free. hayspost.com/posts/777ccb... #teachreconstruction #tellthemwhatwedid #BHM #blacktowns

Quote and photo by middle school teacher Lois Hammond.

Hiram Revels' story is one of countless examples of why we need to #TeachReconstruction.

Check out our report: “Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth About Reconstruction.”

See full report with state assessments & resources: teachreconstructionreport.org

Feb. 25, 1870: Hiram Revels Sworn into Office Hiram Revels was sworn into office as senator from Mississippi, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.

#tdih 1870, Hiram Revels was sworn into office as senator from Mississippi, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Do you know how many African Americans have served in the Senate to date? #TeachReconstruction

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Echoes of Reconstruction: A Warning for Today - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant As we find ourselves in the midst of another turbulent era in American history, it is impossible to ignore the unsettling echoes of our past. Just as the post-Civ...

The lessons of Reconstruction are clear—gains can be undone, rights can be revoked, and history can repeat itself if we are not [informed and] vigilant. milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/20... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

Jan. 16, 1865: Special Field Order No. 15 Demands by Black ministers after the Ebenezer Creek Massacre led to the short-lived land distribution during Reconstruction known as Special Field Order No. 15.

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Demands by Black ministers after Ebenezer Creek Massacre led to Special Field Order #15: a short-lived land distribution to freed people.

They established civic institutions, schools, militia (for defense from Klan), & more. #TeachReconstruction 🧵
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Jan. 7, 1868: Mississippi Constitutional Convention The Mississippi Constitution was one of the first pieces of legislation that provided a uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.

#tdih 1868, Mississippi Constitutional Convention was held, w/ African American & white politicians.

Passed one of 1st laws for uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.

Violently rolled back in 1890 💔. ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
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Teach Reconstruction Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity.

Reconstruction era gets scant attention in most textbooks.

Fill the gap with free lessons, articles, book & film recommendations, student local history mapping project, national report, & more for grades 3 -12 (& readings for adults) to #TeachReconstruction. ⬇️
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April 13, 1873: Colfax Massacre The Ku Klux Klan carried out the Colfax Massacre in response to a Republican victory in the 1872 elections.

Not familiar with the Reconstruction era Colfax Massacre 💔 (part of long, ongoing history of white supremacist voter suppression) and "U.S. v. Cruikshank" ruling?

Read a description below and find link to young adult book to learn more. #TeachReconstruction
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Jan. 1, 1863: Tunis Campbell Commissioned for Port Royal Tunis Campbell, who assisted in the Port Royal Experiment to assist freed people during Reconstruction, was an abolitionist, state senator, and justice of the peace.

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Tunis Campbell was commissioned by Freedmen’s Bureau to go the Sea Islands where he bought over a thousand acres, parceled the land, and organized an economic association of Black landowners.

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According to Visit Natchez, the Adams County marker is part of the “Making Their Mark” project, a statewide, grant-funded initiative to recognize the first African Americans to serve in the Mississippi Legislature after the Civil War. www.wjtv.com/news/local-n... #TeachReconstruction

Adams County supervisors approve marker for Black legislators of Recon... Adams County will install a new courthouse marker honoring 10 Black Reconstruction-era lawmakers, spotlighting Mississippi’s first African American legislators.

Adams County will install a new courthouse marker honoring 10 Black Reconstruction-era lawmakers, spotlighting Mississippi’s first African American legislators. www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/adams-c... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction

John M. Langston School - The school was part of a program created by Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald to build high-quality schools for Black students in the South. | Arlington Historical The John M. Langston School in Arlington's Halls Hill was a vital Black elementary school, opening in 1925 as a Rosenwald School, named for the abolitionist and educator, serving segregated Black...

The John M. Langston School in Arlington’s Halls Hill was part of a program created by Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald to build high-quality schools for Black students in the South. arlingtonhistorical.com/items/show/330 #educationalreconstruction #TeachReconstruction

Dec. 12, 1870: Joseph H. Rainey First African-American in U.S. House of Reps Joseph H. Rainey, from South Carolina, was the first African-American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"Once again did the monster rebellion lift its hydra head in renewed defiance, cruel & cowardly, fearing the light of day. . ." -- Joseph H. Rainey on KKK

#tdih 1870 Rainey became first African American to serve in U.S. House of Reps #TeachReconstruction ⬇️ 🧵
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Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle

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Dec. 9, 1872: P. B. S. Pinchback Becomes Governor P. B. S. Pinchback of Louisiana became the second Black governor in the United States.

"I demand simple justice"

3). #tdih 1872: P. B. S. Pinchback of Louisiana assumed impeached governor’s office.

He served the remaining month of his predecessor's term. #TeachReconstruction
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