A reason why the Civil War lasted four years is that the Union had to fully conquer the South.
The plantation wife was experiencing the direct change in social, economic and cultural factors that happened during the reconstruction.
(such as new regulations that are required for them, type of business dealings that her husband made, how things changes between the ex-slaves and ex-owners, etc)
Because of this, the diary that the wife has writen could be considered as a primary source document that depict the reconstruction period.
Answer:
programs aimed at reducing poverty leves in the city
A month to represent the pride of African-Americans fight for equality