
40 Years Ago, R.E.M.’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ Marked a Darker Tone for the Band
The Reconstruction period immediately following the American Civil War was a time of change in the South; when the former Confederate states worked on reintegrating into the Union, Black slaves adjusted to life as newly-freed slaves, and new constitutional amendments were put in place to guarantee citizenship and voting rights for men, regardless of race. …