The time of modification after the Civil War, has been named the Era of Reconstruction. Amid this period, the government should have attempted to rebuild the South and fortify the Union. The government however, neglected to enable the South to finish its conversion into existence without bondage. The government ignored the treatment of African Americans and allowed the South to continue treating them inhumanely. The government additionally, neglected to help stabilize the economy in the South, as well as the political climate which was loaded with distrust and corruption. When the slaves were liberated, Congress approved three new changes. To begin with, Congress ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, the annulment of subjection. Due to the dire
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The African American had been granted rights and freedoms equal to their white counterparts, but in the South, these right and privileges were, in most cases, not worth the paper they were written on. Opportunity for social change, change that would significantly enable the new black American to dream of being creative and constructive in their lives and better their way of life because of their achievements. They seldom could comprehend, let alone set out on, living the American dream. Without having the resources to develop the skills that were becoming necessary in a postwar America, the former slave was no better off than prior to Emancipation. We must not forget however, that the South was for the most part an entirely ravaged and war torn territory. Trade would bring some much needed boosts to the Southern economy, but the white population had suffered immeasurably as well, and rights and privileges to those whom they felt had been at the core of the Civil War’s dynamic was not easy and in many cases simply not accepted. The government attempted to intervene with troops to oversee and futilely enforce the new laws. The Freedmen Bureau was one attempt at securing opportunity for the black American. Prejudice and resentment ran deep within the Southern consciousness, and would not change with any proclamation. The Ku Klux Klan became another facet of the South’s resistance to any form of
The African American had been granted rights and freedoms equal to their white counterparts, but in the South, these right and privileges were, in most cases, not worth the paper they were written on. Opportunity for social change, change that would significantly enable the new black American to dream of being creative and constructive in their lives and better their way of life because of their achievements. They seldom could comprehend, let alone set out on, living the American dream. Without having the resources to develop the skills that were becoming necessary in a postwar America, the former slave was no better off than prior to Emancipation. We must not forget however, that the South was for the most part an entirely ravaged and war torn territory. Trade would bring some much needed boosts to the Southern economy, but the white population had suffered immeasurably as well, and rights and privileges to those whom they felt had been at the core of the Civil War’s dynamic was not easy and in many cases simply not accepted. The government attempted to intervene with troops to oversee and futilely enforce the new laws. The Freedmen Bureau was one attempt at securing opportunity for the black American. Prejudice and resentment ran deep within the Southern consciousness, and would not change with any proclamation. The Ku Klux Klan became another facet of the South’s resistance to any form of