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Backstory: A More Perfect Union? The Reconstruction Era

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For this assignment pick any podcast episode that fits the assignment criteria, (topic must address U.S. history in some form after 1876), from one of these podcasts created and produced by historians: The Bowery Boys PodcastLinks to an external site., BackStory PodcastLinks to an external site., Footnoting HistoryLinks to an external site., Tour Guide Tell AllLinks to an external site., or Historians on Housewives.Links to an external site.
After listening to the selected podcast, you will need to write a 300-word response posted to the Canvas Discussion Titled “Podcast Reflections.” Your answer will respond to these questions:
What podcast did you listen to, why did you pick it, and what topic did it cover?
Did you know anything about this topic before? How did this podcast stimulate your perspective of the historical time and/movement/event/or person addressed?
What did the podcast do well? What could have been done better?
What do you think historians do? Did the podcast make you think differently about what history is, and/or the historical process, and/or what it is like to be a historian?
Using the podcast selected to reflect, why do you want to study modern American history? Why is it important to you? What else are you looking forward to learning in this course?
Keep in mind...
Your answer to the full prompt should be at least 300 words and is due no later than 11:59pm on Sunday 10/30. You can decide how many words within that guideline to attribute to each individual part of the prompt.

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Podcast Reflection
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Backstory: A More Perfect Union? The Reconstruction Era
I listened to the Backstory podcast episode "A More Perfect Union? The Reconstruction Era." I picked this episode because I am particularly interested in how the U.S. attempted to rebuild after the Civil War and how the challenges and decisions made during that period have shaped the nation ever since.
I had some general knowledge about the Reconstruction era before listening to the podcast. Still, I was surprised to learn about some of the lesser-known stories and details that the historians shared. For example, I wasn't aware of the level of violence and intimidation that African Americans faced as they attempted to assert their newly-granted rights or how women's rights advocates were upset that the Fourteenth Amendment did not include gender as a protected category. This podcast made me realize just how complicated and fraught the Reconstruction era was and how the U.S. struggled to re...
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