TV American Experience - Season 16 Episode 3 : Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat American Experience - Season 16 Episode 3 : Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat 6.6/10 by 43 users "Reconstruction" concludes by following whites and blacks in Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana between 1867 and 1877. It begins with the granting of widespread voting rights for blacks in the South, and with whites "preparing for the worst," says narrator Dion Graham. It wouldn't end that way for South Carolina rice planter Frances Butler, who was not at all pleased to "negotiate" with her family's former slaves. Their leader: Tunis Campbell, who would soon be elected to the state Senate. In Georgia, too, blacks were elected to the legislature. And in Louisiana, Vermonter Marshall Twitchell began amassing both cotton lands and political power. Local whites, who resented Twitchell deeply, called him a "carpetbagger." Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 16 Episode 3 : Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 16 :Episode 1 New York (8): The Center of the World New York (8): The Center of the World 2003-09-08 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 2 Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution 2004-01-12 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 3 Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat 2004-01-13 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 4 Citizen King Citizen King 2004-01-19 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 5 Remember the Alamo Remember the Alamo 2004-02-02 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 6 Tupperware! Tupperware! 2004-02-09 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 7 Emma Goldman Emma Goldman 2004-04-12 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 8 Patriots Day Patriots Day 2004-04-19 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 16 :Episode 9 Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge 2004-05-03 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.