THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
Though not as vast as Special Collections material on black life during slavery, items at
Duke concerning African-American life during Reconstruction are also too voluminous to list
here. The material listed below touches on major themes from the period, suggesting the shape
of the collection as a whole. Black mobility, African-American political activity, the
transition to wage and contract labor, white violence and black response are a few of the
areas represented in the collections. The Davis and Miller guide cites many other relevant
materials.
