Throughout the era of Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement the plight of African Americans were beyond exhausting. The passing of 13th amendment was the start of the new era that was supposedly to restore the country to unity, thus the Reconstruction era formed. During the era of Reconstruction many new laws and challenges became present, like black codes which controlled the labor and behavior of African Americans. During reconstruction African Americans faced political and social equality barriers that limited their progress to becoming “regular” citizens. Also, during the reconstruction period the infamous Jim Crow laws became notorious in the South. The Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation which led to separated schooling,
