161K views · 2.3K reactions | Watch an illustration of EJI's new report, Reconstruction in America (https://eji.org/reports/reconstruction-in-america-overview/). While the 12 years after enslavement initially held great hope, the era gave way to devastating violence by white people against Black communities. Our history of racial injustice requires more attention to address the issues of today. | Equal Justice Initiative | Facebook

8.8K views · 147 reactions | Post-Civil War history is layered and complex, and Americans are largely unaware of the part the Freedmen’s Bureau played in Reconstruction. The Freedmen’s Bureau was critical during this time in helping to provide food, housing, education and medical care to newly freed African Americans. These records are available to search for free at Ancestry.com/Freedmens. | Ancestry | Facebook

The Reconstruction Era is often taught as a dark period in American history, a time of upheaval and unrest right after the Civil War. But what often gets overlooked is that, for a brief period of time, thousands of Black representatives were elected to office all over the South. https://ti.me/3BGDDXU | TIME