post-bellum

British  

/ ˈpəʊstˈbɛləm /

adjective

1. (prenominal) of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War

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Etymology

Origin of post-bellum

C19: Latin post after + bellum war

Example Sentences

Newly available photographs whose labels include Price’s maternal grandmother, Mary McCoy, and great-grandmother, Margaret Collins, appear to confirm that they would have been perceived as white according to post-bellum racial thought.

From New York Times

How did Edith Bolling, born and raised in Wytheville, Va., a sleepy town nestled in post-bellum Appalachia, ultimately become one of the most powerful first ladies in American history?

From Washington Post

In post-bellum Barbour County, Cowie writes, “peace only prevailed for freed people when federal troops were in town” — and then only barely.

From New York Times

"Reading the report will help us reflect on what it means to be a university found in the post-bellum era in the Jim Crow south, and to have parts of our history in that moment, and what it means to evolve over time," Reddick said.

From Fox News

“Reading the report will help us reflect on what it means to be a university found in the post-bellum era in the Jim Crow south, and to have parts of our history in that moment, and what it means to evolve over time.”

From Seattle Times