Reconstruction Argument
What is freedom? Webster’s Dictionary says “ the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.”The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.”
African Americans were not free during reconstruction . It was the time period of the Civil War when the divided nation was put back together.
Africans just became free or so they say. Yes African American’s were titled as “Freedmen” but were not treated so. For example the Black Code Laws in Opelousas, Louisiana limited black rights. One of them states that “Freedmen” could not go into Opelousas without permission from his employers. Another stated that they could not own/live in a house
What is freedom? Webster’s Dictionary says “ the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.”The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.”
African Americans were not free during reconstruction . It was the time period of the Civil War when the divided nation was put back together.
Africans just became free or so they say. Yes African American’s were titled as “Freedmen” but were not treated so. For example the Black Code Laws in Opelousas, Louisiana limited black rights. One of them states that “Freedmen” could not go into Opelousas without permission from his employers. Another stated that they could not own/live in a house