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Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation (2022)

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4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We’re revisiting “Reconstructed.” In episode one: the rise of Black political power, told through the amazing story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery and became a war hero and congressman.

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A new year means we're busy at work on our four-part special series for Black History Month.

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And as we prepare for next month, we're bringing back a few episodes from Reconstructed,

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our series from last February, all about the adoring legacy of Reconstruction.

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The first episode, birth of a Black Nation,

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focuses on the rise of Black political power during the age of Reconstruction,

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and how the gains and losses of that time shape our current political landscape.

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Just these past midterms, there were a record number of Black candidates running for office,

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with some notable victories.

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In Maryland, Westmore became the third Black person ever elected governor in the US.

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Karen Bass was the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles,

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and Raphael Warnock held on to his Senate seat in Georgia.

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