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The White House and Reconstruction - Photo 2

The White House and Reconstruction - Photo 2

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Library of Congress

The White House and Reconstruction - Photo 2

In this 1866 drawing by Alfred Waud, the African-American community in Little Rock, Arkansas celebrates as U.S. Colored Troops returned home at the end of the Civil War. The victorious soldiers were greeted by women and children.

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