Unfortunately, African Americans realized that the freedom they worked so hard in getting may hurt them in the long run. As time grew President Johnson realized that being free meant "competing with other white citizens for social positions, livelihood, and political power and he did not like that."7 At the time Confederate soldiers were coming back home and were looking around confused because they saw African Americans trying to take their place in the nation. People were sick and more importantly frustrated. They could not understand the idea that the guy they controlled and whipped was asking for independency. Thus, white southerners said, "we have to make clear whose boss."8 This resulted in Johnson bringing back Planters in his Reconstruction
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Laws were made called Black Codes to constrain African Americans. The "freedom" of African Americans was a joke because the Black Codes forced black children to work in the fields and for men and women to being auctioned off to fields. It was not until 1866 did congress pass a civil rights bill that protected American Citizens rights without regard to race. Unfortunately for African American, this bill was first vetoed by Johnson. Many people questioned why Johnson would do this, "Johnson was giving rights to white immigrants, why was this not done to African Americans?"9 Later, the fourteenth amendment was passed making African Americans full citizens. Rights given to you as a citizen of the United States and that cannot be taken away by means of race. A committee member of the South Carolina Convention of people said " the same laws that govern over white men, shall govern black men."10 It was only the Radical Reconstruction Plan that was able to provide these freedoms to African Americans. Although, for years these laws had to be enforced and had to be won on a three fourths vote, it finally granted African Americans freedom. …show more content…
Many women felt discriminated like African Americans. In 1868, Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton published the Revolution, a document which spoke of woman's rights. On May 15, 1869, Anthony and Stanton discovered the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) to secure an amendment to the Constitution in favor of women's suffrage. In 1890, the two groups formed into one to make the national organization known as the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), and suffragists began working together toward the same
Laws were made called Black Codes to constrain African Americans. The "freedom" of African Americans was a joke because the Black Codes forced black children to work in the fields and for men and women to being auctioned off to fields. It was not until 1866 did congress pass a civil rights bill that protected American Citizens rights without regard to race. Unfortunately for African American, this bill was first vetoed by Johnson. Many people questioned why Johnson would do this, "Johnson was giving rights to white immigrants, why was this not done to African Americans?"9 Later, the fourteenth amendment was passed making African Americans full citizens. Rights given to you as a citizen of the United States and that cannot be taken away by means of race. A committee member of the South Carolina Convention of people said " the same laws that govern over white men, shall govern black men."10 It was only the Radical Reconstruction Plan that was able to provide these freedoms to African Americans. Although, for years these laws had to be enforced and had to be won on a three fourths vote, it finally granted African Americans freedom. …show more content…
Many women felt discriminated like African Americans. In 1868, Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton published the Revolution, a document which spoke of woman's rights. On May 15, 1869, Anthony and Stanton discovered the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) to secure an amendment to the Constitution in favor of women's suffrage. In 1890, the two groups formed into one to make the national organization known as the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), and suffragists began working together toward the same