The era of Reconstruction took place right after the Civil War ended in 1865. Slaves were freed during the Civil War, but the laws that were passed after that showed that African Americans did not have the same freedoms that the whites did. Segregation, sharecropping and Plessy vs. Ferguson are three ways that prove African Americans did NOT gain their freedom during the Era of Reconstruction. One way that proves African Americans did not gain their freedom during the Era of Reconstruction was segregation. Segregation is setting apart of separation of people or things from others. An example of segregation was the Black Codes. These were laws passed after the Civil War. African Americans could not own firearms and they could only be servants
