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The Reconstruction Period
A retrospective assessment of the 1867-1878 Reconstruction years, arguing that newly freed Black Southerners' early emphasis on political office and classical schooling outran practical preparation for land, trades, and economic independence.
Reconstruction-era politics vs. economic self-sufficiencyCritique of classical curricula divorced from practical skillsLand ownership and savings as measures of real progressWashington's case for industrial and domestic training