Reconstructing the nation american history

 Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War 

 White Southern Responses to Black Emancipation | American Experience | Official Site | PBS 

 Milestone Documents | National Archives 

 Consider the following statement:  "The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction's failure." Agree or disagree, and explain your position