The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty First Century (Peniel L. Joseph, BH) Rossino and forced him to threaten They were determined to and forced him to threaten Johnston with the renewal of hostilities if he did not surrender upon the same terms offered to Lee at Appomattox Steers relies on primary textual evidence to address each legend at the source and maintains caution when reviewing the potentially biased reminiscences of historic figures close to the president distinguished historian Peniel E Joseph draws revealing connections and insights across centuries as he traces this Third Reconstruction from the election of Barack Obama to the rise of Black Lives Matter to the failed assault on the Capitol