Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

RECONSTRUCTION: SECOND CIVIL WA

Overview

Reconstruction: The Second Civil War is a documentary that aired as part of the PBS series American Experience. This tale of America between 1863 and 1877 debuts on DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. Supplemental materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a second shorter documentary.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/08/2005
UPC:	0841887050043
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:55:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; Additional mini-documentaries on Reconstruction; Behind the scenes

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Introduction [4:49]
2. Chaos [6:51]
3. Revolution on the Land [7:06]
4. Uncertainty [4:13]
5. Cultivating Liberty [4:39]
6. Freedman's Bureau Agent [5:04]
7. "White Men Alone" [6:02]
8. An Independent Black Community [4:36]
9. Losses and Reconciliation [9:08]
10. Slavery Without the Chain [7:21]
11. Opportunity [3:40]
12. War in Congress [8:17]
13. Radical Reconstruction [7:12]
14. Citizens at Last [4:17]
15. Credits [3:33]
1. Introduction [4:48]
2. Interracial Democracy [6:40]
3. Sharecropping [4:49]
4. Carpetbagger [4:20]
5. "Let Us Have Peace" [6:55]
6. The New Order of Things [3:46]
7. War of Terror [:51]
8. Seeking Profit [4:03]
9. A New South [6:43]
10. The Lost Cause [5:01]
11. The Coushatta Massacre [9:08]
12. Ideals and Intimidation [7:59]
13. At War [5:28]
14. Secret Compromise [5:43]
15. Looking Back [3:36]
16. Credits [3:48]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Episode One: Revolution
   Play Episode Two: Retreat
   Scene Selections
      Episode One: Revolution
      Episode Two: Retreat
   Special Features
      Additional Mini-Documentaries on the Reconstruction
         John Roy Lynch
         Kate Stone & Fan Butler
         Southern Whites
         Thomas Nast & Northern Racism
         Education
         Sharecropping
         Play All
      Behind the Scenes
   PBS Online
   American Experience