and gained the freedom for millions of slaves‚ African Americans were blind to the effects to come. African Americans would face a new attack of obstacles and injustices during this time of the Reconstruction era. The Black Codes passed by the new southern government; which attempted to help regulate the lives of former slaves‚ but because of the lenient reconstruction policy’s lead by president Andrew Johnson white southerners were able to reestablish these civil authority’s they once had through
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After the Civil War‚ the United States entered a period known as the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era‚ three pivotal amendments were passed and added to the Constitution. Amendment 13‚ passed in 1865 and perhaps the most crucial‚ abolished all slavery in the United States. Amendment 14 was passed in 1868 and granted African American citizenship‚ a step up from the 3/5 Compromise in which white slave owners could use each slave they owned as 3/5 of a person (and a vote) when it
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North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? “…the slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery” (W.E.B. Dubois). After the Civil War ended in 1865‚ Reconstruction began. All slaves were finally freed because of the 13th amendment. Other amendments were passed such as: the 14th amendment which gave black Americans citizenship and the 15th amendment had made it illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on race. To enforce these new laws‚ northerners
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is shown today through education‚ employment‚ criminal justice‚ housing‚ and more‚ which all have roots leading back to the Reconstruction Era. White privilege is the privilege of getting advantages just because you’re white‚ even if you don’t deserve it. Bias towards white people allows them more opportunities and experiences than other races. During the Reconstruction Era‚ Jim Crow laws were holding back African Americans from accessing land and getting the same education as white kids‚ white supremacists
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Souths is Blinded by Hate After the civil war there was a constant dispute between the north and the south. The north believed that since the south joined the union they should help them reconstruct. Notherners no only wanted to help them reconstruct but also help the slaves to be free. That’s how the Reconstruction began. During Reconstruction the south was very displeased that the norther people were coming in to their terrirtory to help the blacks. Sotherners believed that the blacks did not
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country needed help to come together and build back up after the disasters of the war. This building up was called Reconstruction. Which of the two‚ the North or the South‚ destroyed the rebuilding of the country? The Northern Neglect killed Reconstruction because of extreme racism and Grant’s ignorance towards the rebuilding. One reason the Northern Neglect ruined Reconstruction was because of the country’s extreme racism towards the blacks. There is a political cartoon on the cover of Harper’s
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who supported and took advantage of the convict lease system. The power of the Bourbon Triumvirate began to wane as the ideals of the Populist Party and the New Democrats began to dominate the Democratic Party in 1890‚ as well as‚ the deaths or retirement of the three members. Joseph E. Brown Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) was born in South Carolina‚ but spent most of his early years in the mountains of North Georgia. He attended Yale Law School and moved back to Georgia where he became a successful
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5: The New South Page Numbers – Textbook (p. 317-373) Coach (p. 110-121) CRCT Prep (94-107) I. Economics of the New South 1. Bourbon Triumvirate Group of three wealthy men (Joseph E. Brown‚ Alfred H. Colquitt‚ John B. Gordon) that led the Georgia Democrats and tried to help the wealthy‚ white citizens of Georgia during the New South. 2. Populist New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African Americans in the South.
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twelve-year era after the Civil War was called the Reconstruction Period. Reconstruction was a federal policy established immediately after the South surrendered; it was an attempt to create a new Southern society and heal the terrible wounds between the North and South. The three main goals of the Reconstruction were to "protect the rights of the freed slaves‚ rebuild the South ’s devastated economy‚ and enforce the loyalty of the ex-confederates . In spite of tremendous efforts‚ the Reconstruction Period
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Women’s Suffrage By the end of Lincoln’s Reconstruction Era‚ America’s economy doubled in size from the year 1877 to 1893. This period was trademarked the beginning of the industrial revolution. The revolution was sparked by new developments in the railroad industry and the telegraph. Through the massive industrial boom‚ the federal government failed to evolve its economic policies in accordance with its growing wealth‚ allowing corporations to monopolize certain industries. Almost all industries
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