Monday Movies Discussion with Moe - The History of Systemic Racism in America: 'Reconstruction: America After the Civil War'

Richard "Moe” Moore and members of Nantucket Equity Advocates will host a three-part series using documentaries to guide a conversation about the history of systemic racism in America. Participants will watch the films on their own prior to the Zoom meetings.

This month's film is 'Reconstruction: America After the Civil War' (Hours 3 & 4). The series’ second half looks beyond that hopeful decade, when the arc of history bent backwards. It became increasingly clear that many Southern white people were never willingly going to accept this new social order and that the federal government was not prepared to provide African Americans with consistent or enduring protection of their new rights. This film is available on PBS.org and through the library. Registration required.