Virtual Classroom: Reconstruction with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

On air Q&A with students and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; announcement of the SCETV Deconstruct the Reconstruction Contest winners; and an introduction to the PBS Documentary, "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War". (April 5, 2019)

RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films and WETA Washington, DC.

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