Foner notes the flaws of the Reconstruction Amendments but lauds the Second Founding as a praiseworthy legal accomplishment in terms of moving towards realizing ideals
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Somewhere in the neighborhood of 175,000 men fought at Gettysburg. We got to know 24. I had them write reflections on their experiences when we returned to the classroom - and they unanimously agreed that these personal connections helped them engage the history in ways that they had never considered…beyond the books - beyond the maps.
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