The Era of Reconstruction took place after the Civil War; which granted four million African-Americans their freedom from slavery (Reconstruction). The purpose of this movement was to allow the African-Americans to have more opportunities in society and to be treated as equals. As well as, to mend the relationship between the northern and the southern states. However, today we know that goal of equal rights during this time was not ideally possible in the 19th and 20th century because even today we are still undergoing racial discrimination. It was not possible for African-Americans to be slaves and a few years later to be treated as equals because the southerners way of living and moral values did not change overnight. But the hatred did
