UMass Amherst Journalism Scholars Document Newspapers' Role in Reconstruction-Era Authoritarianism
March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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UMass Amherst Journalism Scholars Document Newspapers' Role in Reconstruction-Era Authoritarianism
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When Bella Astrofsky, who's poised to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in journalism, began digging through 19th century newspapers, she did not expect to help inform how historians understand the end of Reconstruction in t . . .
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UMass Amherst Journalism Scholars Document Newspapers' Role in Reconstruction-Era Authoritarianism
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When Bella Astrofsky, who's poised to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in journalism, began digging through 19th century newspapers, she did not expect to help inform how historians understand the end of Reconstruction in t . . .