Seizing the New Day

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…for a glimpse into the struggles of one group of African American shortly after the Civil War. Though the book is not the most gracefully written, it does clearly and persuasively make its case. At least in Charleston, South Carolina, African Americans assumed an active role in attempting to create a new social order following the Civil War. Unfortunately, as Jenkins illustrates, much of this hard work seemingly fails along with the policies of Reconstruction.