How Did Reconstruction Changed America

Reconstruction was a period of time where many challenges were faced, during the years 1865-1877. On the one hand, some argue that African Americans deserved to have freedom in America. On the other hand, however, others argue that Southerners didn’t agree with giving African Americans their freedom. Reconstruction changed america because the KKK, expansion of railroad, and the thirteenth Amendment ended slavery. The KKK is well known for the amount of hate that they had for African Americans during the time of reconstruction. They were a destructive group of people that would burn down African American churches and schools. The KKK did not like African Americans and didn’t approve of the freedom that they were about to receive by America. The KKK ended around 1872, but then the second KKK was found in Atlanta during 1915. The second KKK was much bigger and more violent than the first KKK. The expansion of railroads allowed immigrants to come to America safely for freedom. Which caused Americans population to skyrocket, between fourteen to fifteen percent of america was foreign. Foreign immigrants began working in america and became twenty percent of the labor force for America. The United States grew to have over 50 million people, which consisted of foreign races. The expansion of
The thirteenth amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. African Americans began to enlist for the Civil War to fight on the North's side, because they wanted to fight for something. They wanted to know that what they were doing would make a difference in world, and that they would be remembered in a “hero” style way. In present day, we are able to remember and have a better view on what African Americans did for us. There is a movie called “Glory” that shows how African Americans fought for what they believed in and got to fight for