Reconstruction Period

The paper is to explore the continuities of the earlier reconstruction period with the present predicament of African Americans. Pick a theme you are interested in (e.g. incarceration, housing, HBCUs, African American Communities, etc.) and connect the past (the reconstruction era specifically) and the present by way of that theme. The final must include at least two (2) primary sources and a source from class. No cover page, Chicago style with footnotes (no bibliography is required for this paper; include the sources in footnotes).