Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface & Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1. The Promise and Reality of Emancipation -- 2. Changing Old Ways -- 3. Reuniting Families -- 4. The First Friend: The Freedmen's Bureau -- 5. A Second Bondage: The Plantation System -- 6. Organizing for Equal Rights -- 7. The Right to Vote -- 8. The First Leaders -- 9. Racial Terrorism -- 10. The Promise of Education and a Homeland -- Conclusion: Reconstruction and its Legacy -- Select Guide to Further Reading -- Notes -- Sources Cited in the Notes -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.