In the years following the civil war, many southern states and cities passed Black Codes. These laws laid out what freed Blacks were and were not allowed to do. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the policy of Reconstruction was developed for the purpose of reconnecting the eleven states that had left the union and welcoming the millions of freedmen (former slaves) as full American citizens. During the Reconstruction battle, African Americans weren’t free because they still had no rights, they weren’t treated fairly and they were constantly harassed. African Americans were not free during the reconstruction because they were prevented from executing their rights. In the document “Could You Pass This Voting Literacy Test Designed To Disenfranchise
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Which would later on cause Black Americans to want to go against all the rules. According to document G “Reconstruction” by Fredrick Douglass, he states “...Fortunately, the Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on amount of color.” (Douglass G). In document G, Fredrick Douglass claims the United States should not be judging you and saying you cannot vote because of your skin color. The constitution acts as if they do not know they are treating others like they have to be separated. When the Reconstruction was going on African Americans went through neuromas, another being that they weren’t being treated fairly. Another reason African Americans were not free during the Reconstruction was that they weren’t treated fairly. According to document E “Education” by Sydney Andrews he states, “Everywhere I found them hoping to get their children into schools. I often noticed that workers in stores and men working in warehouses, and cart drivers on the streets, had spelling books with them and were studying them during the time they were not working.” (Andrews E). They just wanted to get their children and themselves an education for the
Which would later on cause Black Americans to want to go against all the rules. According to document G “Reconstruction” by Fredrick Douglass, he states “...Fortunately, the Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on amount of color.” (Douglass G). In document G, Fredrick Douglass claims the United States should not be judging you and saying you cannot vote because of your skin color. The constitution acts as if they do not know they are treating others like they have to be separated. When the Reconstruction was going on African Americans went through neuromas, another being that they weren’t being treated fairly. Another reason African Americans were not free during the Reconstruction was that they weren’t treated fairly. According to document E “Education” by Sydney Andrews he states, “Everywhere I found them hoping to get their children into schools. I often noticed that workers in stores and men working in warehouses, and cart drivers on the streets, had spelling books with them and were studying them during the time they were not working.” (Andrews E). They just wanted to get their children and themselves an education for the