Essay On African Americans After The Civil War

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During the past we had slaves. During the years of the Civil War, the slaves had became free. There were still people in the south that kept these slaves and made them work a certain amount of years to pay off their dept. Even though they’re no more slaves we still have trouble with race. There are many whites that are races because they think that blacks should still not be able to do the same things that whites can do. Other’s think the opposite. They like the idea that everyone is created equal.
Those who think Blacks are given more freedom than what they deserve, feel like their lives are being invaded. Like the blacks should still be in slavery. Those type of people live in the past. They don’t look at the present and don’t look beyond to the future. They only see what they …show more content…

They like that the blacks can come and go as they so please. They treat the slaves with respect and show them that it is the right thing to do. That all people should be created equal no matter what their past is.

Unfortunately, we will never come to a racal agreement. There will always be those few people who will oppose the fact that the blacks are free. Those sort of people are the ones that treat the blacks with no respect even though they think that the blacks should treat them with respect.
With the people in To Kill a Mockingbird. They treat the negroes no respect. They have them do things and treat them like dirt. The worst part about it the negroes can’t do anything about it. If the blacks take them to court then the blacks will not win because the blacks word isn’t over the whites word. So if try to then it will be no use.
So in conclusion, the blacks will never be treated like they are dirt by some people who still live in the past. It will always be that way because there will always be that one person who will live in the

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