'Reconstruction: The Second Civil War'
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The Reconstruction period was a defining and controversial period in our nation's history. A new documentary airing on PBS January 12 explores the realities of that time and the impact it had on government and race relations. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with producer-director Llewellyn Smith and series producer Elizabeth Deane about Reconstruction: The Second Civil War.

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