Was Reconstruction more 3T than 1T?

[Eric the Green]

(10-13-2022, 02:44 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: Unlike past and subsequent 1Ts, Reconstruction was an era of rugged self-determination and personal freedom, rather than trust, conformity and optimism. In place of collectivistic Civics leading the rebuilding of society, we had gritty,  individualistic Reactives (Gilded Generation), who chose to focus their rebuilding efforts primarily on industry and private enterprise.

All of this sounds more like a 3T to me than a 1T.

I can't deny that this is a probable view of the Gilded Age. Reconstruction though was a fine era and it lasted 12 years so it was a good attempt at a 1T. Far from being mediocre, fine black legislators were at work and civil rights laws were passed. It was hard to say there was consensus though since the whites formed the KKK and the late sixties were an "age of hate". 

THere are lots of documentaries and interviews available that correct the wrong impression conveyed in the older history textbooks that say Reconstruction was a failed, extreme or inadvisable experiment. That is all wrong. The only thing wrong is that it ended, and the "redeemed" confederacy got even worse in the 2T.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...ion+on+pbs

https://youtu.be/eLnHXzCRtF0