Civil War Segregation
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, and it lasted for almost 4 years. The Civil War divided the nation due to the differences of opinions on the abolishment of slavery. Slaves who lived in the south were treated differently in the north. The north began gaining sympathy for the slaves in the south. Slavery in the south was one of the main causes of the Civil War starting.
The abolitionist movement wanted to end racial segregation and to free all slaves. There are several reasons why they wanted to end slavery, one was that slaves were mistreated and beaten severely. They worked all day and night without a break and to obtain freedom some slaves, including women, left their children behind so they could escape (Jacobs 576). The 13th amendment …show more content…
Slaves owners, after the Civil War, tried to get used to the changes that were being made. Without slaves, the slave’s owners had no workers and had to do the work on their own. Slaves were used as farm labors and formed the backbone of the southern economy. Black who lived in the north, even who had worked in factories still faced segregation. Blacks were still denied the right vote in any election, and blacks were excluded from concert halls, public restrooms, school, and etc. Black children were often denied to enter public schools, especially in the south. In 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education was the court case that declared state laws establishing to separate public schools for black and white children to be unconstitutional. The law was passed but the south states did not want to commit to the changes that were about to be made. You can relate that to the Little Rock 9. The state government did not want to the little black kids to enter Little Rock Central high school. The president called the National Guard to let the kids enter Little Rock Central High School. Women, in my opinion, were treated worse than men. Women could not get jobs in the factories nor have a job because they some women depended on their husbands. Women didn’t start to get into factories jobs until World War II. Women did not get the right to vote until
The abolitionist movement wanted to end racial segregation and to free all slaves. There are several reasons why they wanted to end slavery, one was that slaves were mistreated and beaten severely. They worked all day and night without a break and to obtain freedom some slaves, including women, left their children behind so they could escape (Jacobs 576). The 13th amendment …show more content…
Slaves owners, after the Civil War, tried to get used to the changes that were being made. Without slaves, the slave’s owners had no workers and had to do the work on their own. Slaves were used as farm labors and formed the backbone of the southern economy. Black who lived in the north, even who had worked in factories still faced segregation. Blacks were still denied the right vote in any election, and blacks were excluded from concert halls, public restrooms, school, and etc. Black children were often denied to enter public schools, especially in the south. In 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education was the court case that declared state laws establishing to separate public schools for black and white children to be unconstitutional. The law was passed but the south states did not want to commit to the changes that were about to be made. You can relate that to the Little Rock 9. The state government did not want to the little black kids to enter Little Rock Central high school. The president called the National Guard to let the kids enter Little Rock Central High School. Women, in my opinion, were treated worse than men. Women could not get jobs in the factories nor have a job because they some women depended on their husbands. Women didn’t start to get into factories jobs until World War II. Women did not get the right to vote until