There were multiple things that went right throughout the Reconstruction process. For instance, the abolishment of slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment is a HUGE victory coming out of the Civil War (Schultz, pg.291). This would change the way African American’s live their lives in the United States forever. Another big victory was the passing of the Civil Rights Act, which provided individuals with the protection of the law (Schultz, pg.295). Allowing them to hold property, enforce contracts and to sue or be sued in a court system (Schultz, pg.295). Despite President Johnson’s push to veto the Act it was the first law ever to be passed over a presidential veto (Schultz, pg.295). Along with this the instatement of the Fourteenth Amendment was
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This was huge as now black males were allowed the right to vote!
Unfortunately, in my opinion more things went wrong during the Reconstruction period than right. To begin with after the election of Andrew Johnson as President he granted any confederate planter/elite a pardon if they came to him directly (Schultz, pg.294). As he was fulfilling a desire to fit in with these men he had been carrying since he was a young boy (Schultz, pg.294). This gave white southern planters access back to their lands and allowed them to keep their social status. After this many southern elites felt it necessary to fight to keep the social stature the same as it was before the Civil War and thus they developed Black Codes (Schultz, pg.294). Modeled similarly to the slave codes that once existed. These new codes placed a larger separation between black and white Americans. Sharecropping was also developed during this time and was a way from white land owners to recreate as much as possible the slave system they had previously been running (Schultz, pg.300). However, for black Americans this was a necessary evil to be able to feed, cloth and house their families. Convict leasing was also established after the war and led to the force working of both black and white Americans
This was huge as now black males were allowed the right to vote!
Unfortunately, in my opinion more things went wrong during the Reconstruction period than right. To begin with after the election of Andrew Johnson as President he granted any confederate planter/elite a pardon if they came to him directly (Schultz, pg.294). As he was fulfilling a desire to fit in with these men he had been carrying since he was a young boy (Schultz, pg.294). This gave white southern planters access back to their lands and allowed them to keep their social status. After this many southern elites felt it necessary to fight to keep the social stature the same as it was before the Civil War and thus they developed Black Codes (Schultz, pg.294). Modeled similarly to the slave codes that once existed. These new codes placed a larger separation between black and white Americans. Sharecropping was also developed during this time and was a way from white land owners to recreate as much as possible the slave system they had previously been running (Schultz, pg.300). However, for black Americans this was a necessary evil to be able to feed, cloth and house their families. Convict leasing was also established after the war and led to the force working of both black and white Americans