The Lynch, John Roy 1847-1939 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Facts of Reconstruction" by John Roy Lynch is a non-fiction book published in 1913. Written by a former enslaved person who became a congressman, this work challenges prevailing historical narratives about Reconstruction. Lynch defends the era's policies and achievements, particularly regarding African American contributions to American society. His account directly counters scholars who portrayed Reconstruction as harmful to the South, offering an insider's perspective on Mississippi politics and voting rights legislation during this turbulent period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facts_of_Reconstruction Release date is 2005-07-01 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi E660 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16158 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16158 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133358.0 16158