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# Selwyn Vickers
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/history-david-rubenstein/episode/selwyn-vickers-wxxtwh/
- Published: 2025-01-09T16:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T18:20:34.000Z
- Description: Selwyn M. Vickers on the lasting legacy of slavery and Reconstruction.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: History with David Rubenstein, Season 6, Episode 3, #ZZZ_Episode_8d76ba53-c2f8-43fa-a25a-b848614e763c, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_7cde5a75-9fc5-4a1f-ad37-a0be442993f0, #geo-us, #v1.16

The Reconstruction era aimed to grant Black Americans rights like suffrage and citizenship, with hopes of national reconciliation. Despite early progress in education and government, lack of support and Southern resistance led to setbacks. Selwyn Vickers discusses how challenges to justice, citizenship, and equality persist.