On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, guest host Megan Kate Nelson interviews Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. They discuss Prof. Sinha's latest publication, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Prof. Sinha tells us about the scholars that influenced her understanding of Reconstruction as well as how she is reconceptualizing the history of this period.

Prof. Sinha is a 2016-2017 recipient of the MHS-NEH long-term fellowship.

To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page.

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