During reconstruction many thought things were going to improve but in result many worrsened. Reconstruction lasted from 1865-1877, after the civil war. During the civil war slaves fought to gain their freedom which reconstruction offered. But many things did occur during reconstruction they had laws put against them were they couldn’t do as they pleased, instead were told what to do, never having a say. The success and failures impacted the life of newly freed African Americans in a both positive and negative way.
Reconstruction affected the lives of newly freed african americans in a negative social way unallowed to do as they please. Captain Charles C. Soule was a officer in the south of Carolina’s Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865 he stated, …show more content…
Freedmen’s Bureau Bill in 1865, an act to establish bureau for the relief of freedmen and refugees states, “That the commissioner hall have authority to set apart for use of loyal refugees and freedmen” ( Document C). Document C proves how negatively economic newly freed slaves were intitled to doing as they were told, they were forced to supervise abandoned lands established by the war department. Not only did newly freed slaves have to supervise abonded lands which affected their lives negative in a economic way but also lived in what’s called “The Cycle of Poverty”. Document G shows an image stating that white land ownesr would take most of what newly African Americans would make. Sharecroppers would need to buy the needed from their landowner which was absurred because everything would basically go back to them. Not only did sharecroppers get half the earing of what they made, they would also have to pay debt of the year which is totally unfair because they worked hard for that money. Because they had to pay debt every year sharecroppers owed more than he had earned which caused them to stay in debt and continuing the devestating cycle of poverty. On the other hand things went more positive for newly African American during reconstruction in a political
Reconstruction affected the lives of newly freed african americans in a negative social way unallowed to do as they please. Captain Charles C. Soule was a officer in the south of Carolina’s Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865 he stated, …show more content…
Freedmen’s Bureau Bill in 1865, an act to establish bureau for the relief of freedmen and refugees states, “That the commissioner hall have authority to set apart for use of loyal refugees and freedmen” ( Document C). Document C proves how negatively economic newly freed slaves were intitled to doing as they were told, they were forced to supervise abandoned lands established by the war department. Not only did newly freed slaves have to supervise abonded lands which affected their lives negative in a economic way but also lived in what’s called “The Cycle of Poverty”. Document G shows an image stating that white land ownesr would take most of what newly African Americans would make. Sharecroppers would need to buy the needed from their landowner which was absurred because everything would basically go back to them. Not only did sharecroppers get half the earing of what they made, they would also have to pay debt of the year which is totally unfair because they worked hard for that money. Because they had to pay debt every year sharecroppers owed more than he had earned which caused them to stay in debt and continuing the devestating cycle of poverty. On the other hand things went more positive for newly African American during reconstruction in a political