The topic at hand refers to the Civil War and the events of the Reconstruction period. I will be clarifying the non-effectiveness of these events as they pertain to the social, economic and political status of blacks in the United States. Though these were a descent start to something to be admired, the changes due to blacks were nonexistent.
Nearing the end of the Civil War, the South was facing political pandemonium, social disorder, and economic decay. Destruction overshadowed the South and hundreds of thousands of free slaves fled to Union lines. Southerners starved to death by the thousands, and those who didn’t pretty much lost everything they owned. The south was in dire need of reconstruction.
There were three major moves that …show more content…
Within the Freedmen’s Bureau were initiatives to help black people find family members and classes to teach them to read and write. The Freedmen’s Bureau also provided legal assistance both locally and nationally.
Of course it goes without saying that this would not fair to well for those oppose so a series of laws and amendments were passed by Congress to protect the rights of black people under federal and constitutional law. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment granted blacks citizenship, and the Fifteenth Amendment allowed black men the right to vote.
By the end of all of these events, the North and South united as one and slavery was abolished completely in the South but the war on racism was far from over. Former Confederate officials as well as slave owners slowly began to return to power. “Black codes” was passed, legislation were set in place that imposed voter qualifications, and the sharecropping system was the new form of slavery for blacks. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were repealed. Violations of civil rights due to blacks were pretty much
Nearing the end of the Civil War, the South was facing political pandemonium, social disorder, and economic decay. Destruction overshadowed the South and hundreds of thousands of free slaves fled to Union lines. Southerners starved to death by the thousands, and those who didn’t pretty much lost everything they owned. The south was in dire need of reconstruction.
There were three major moves that …show more content…
Within the Freedmen’s Bureau were initiatives to help black people find family members and classes to teach them to read and write. The Freedmen’s Bureau also provided legal assistance both locally and nationally.
Of course it goes without saying that this would not fair to well for those oppose so a series of laws and amendments were passed by Congress to protect the rights of black people under federal and constitutional law. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment granted blacks citizenship, and the Fifteenth Amendment allowed black men the right to vote.
By the end of all of these events, the North and South united as one and slavery was abolished completely in the South but the war on racism was far from over. Former Confederate officials as well as slave owners slowly began to return to power. “Black codes” was passed, legislation were set in place that imposed voter qualifications, and the sharecropping system was the new form of slavery for blacks. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were repealed. Violations of civil rights due to blacks were pretty much