The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to separate the United States from Great …show more content…
For example, the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) was a secret organization made in the South. It was active for many years after the civil war and suppressed the newly acquired freedom of blacks. It also tried to stop the carpetbaggers from the North. It was responsible for violent, and sometimes even murderous acts. The South didn’t like that the African Americans now were able to have an education so many of they were murdered by the KKK. Another set of laws, the Black Codes, were laws set forth by the Southerners to stop the former slaves from leaving the plantations and from being completely freed men. These laws restricted African Americans’ freedom, and forced them to work for low wages and have on-going debt. The African Americans couldn’t vote, couldn’t join the militia. Even though the African Americans were considered ‘freed men’ they were obviously still not equal to white men. It would take many more years, for America to consider all men equal, without judging people by race, ethnicity or