Welcome to "Second Founding of America," an initiative of Reconstruction Era, Inc., both of which were created to carry out the intent of President Obama's Proclamation of 2017 creating the Reconstruction Era National Monument. By Congressional action in 2019, this project became a National Historical Park.

This is an enormous achievement for our State, Region, and Nation, major national scholars and local organizations seeking to learn and teach the long untold and untaught period of American history that brought us the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U. S. Constitution.

The power of this national and local collaboration has moved research and conversation about the era, inspiring new and exciting interpretations of events, places, and people that are embedded in this colorful and dramatic history of our nation.

Through our impressive National Advisory Board we offer support to the National Park Service and fuel our local Reconstruction Era initiative, which includes every Reconstruction-Era organization in the region. We are working with our collaborators to create a national repository of narratives both digitally and in a national museum. You can view their particular missions and projects by visiting their websites provided below.