Early 1864: President Lincoln begins Reconstruction in the Union-occupied former Confederate state of Louisiana. Lincoln's lenient 10 percent policy upsets Radical Republicans, who expect the ...

At the site of the largest slave revolt in history, a new generation is fighting for a cleaner future. A Legacy of Resistance Lives on in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy ...

Early 1864: President Lincoln begins Reconstruction in the Union-occupied former Confederate state of Louisiana. Lincoln's lenient 10 percent policy upsets Radical Republicans, who expect the ...