This is Volume 2 of the report produced by the Joint Select Committee, presented to Congress in February 1872. The committee was formed to investigate the conditions in the former Confederate states during the Reconstruction era. The report details the findings of the committee's inquiry into the political, social, and economic conditions prevailing in these states following the Civil War, with a focus on civil rights and the impact of federal policies.
The document offers invaluable primary source material for understanding the challenges and complexities of Reconstruction, the efforts to rebuild the South, and the ongoing struggles over race and equality in the aftermath of slavery. It is an essential resource for historians, legal scholars, and anyone interested in the history of the United States during this pivotal period.
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