In the 1800’s slavery was a huge problem in our country. Especially in the south. White citizens in the south would own lots of plantations were African Americans would be forced to work. After the South was defeated in the civil war, the reconstruction process would begin. Reconstruction is when people try to fix the conflicts that were destroying the country. After trying to make new laws in the reconstruction process, reconstruction ended up being a failure. Reconstruction was a failure due to the new laws created by the influence of the South. Even though African Americans were claimed to be free they were still segregated. For example in the text Plessy v. Ferguson Judgement (1896) it states,“Supreme Court accepted the proposition that …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that slavery was a huge problem in our country in the 1800s. after the civil war, the reconstruction process began.
- Explains that reconstruction was a failure due to the new laws created by the influence of the south. even though african americans were claimed to be free, they were still segregated.
- Analyzes how the supreme courts took their ideas and ran with it not even considering the black man’s dreams and desires, causing reconstruction to fail.
- Explains that the civil war was a hassle for people to accept, and that african americans were constantly being threatened by whites who were closed minded to the fact of change.
- Opines that reconstruction was a success because african americans were given the right to become free.
- Analyzes how white resistance to reconstruction shows that segregation was worse than slavery and that reconstruction failed. free african americans had the right to receive an education, but white men wanted blacks to not gain one.
- Explains that reconstruction was supposed to help african american citizens, have the same opportunities as the whites, not create more differences amongst the two races.
African Americans were longer to be held in captivity. The African American Records suggest “ The war had liberated nearly four million slaves and destroyed the region's cities, towns, and plantation-based economy...social reconstruction that would bring freed people to full citizenship” (African American Records: Freedmen’s Bureau, n.d.). This informs the audience that African Americans were free and now allowed them to gain full citizenship. Black Americans would finally gain their citizenship and start their new lives as a free man with equal rights as a white man. Although African Americans were freed, reconstruction still managed to fail. African Americans still had to live in fear because they were still unequal. In the Harper’s weekly cartoon, there’s a picture White Resistance to Reconstruction, and it shows African Americans looking down at a child as they sit there afraid because to the left of them you have a man representing the white league and to the right of them a KKK member who’s holding hands with the white league man and they have a skull in their hands as they hold it over the African Americans families head. If you look where the African Americans are you can see a school book, and in the background their school house is burning down and a man being lynched. The words is the picture say “ The union it was this is a white man’s covenant the lost cause worse than
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that though the north won the civil war, the african americans may not have all seen it as a victory, and rather as their expense. the war seemed to be fought for, or against, slavery.
- Explains that the thirteenth amendment was created to take place of the emancipation proclamation, as that was seen as just a war measure.
- Explains that the civil rights act of 1875 was meant to end unequal treatment in public accommodations, transport, and jury duty, but was deemed unconstitutional in 1883.
- Explains that general sherman set aside 400,000 acres of land for freed slaves by confiscating land from former slave owners in the south near the end of the war.
- Explains that the islands from charleston south, the abandoned rice-fields along the rivers for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the st. john’s river, florida, are reserved and set apart for the settlement of the negroes now made free by the acts of war.
- Explains that president johnson took back the land and returned it to the previous owners, kicking all the settled blacks out of their homes.
- Analyzes how white supremacists found alternative ways of undermining african american success and progress during the post-war period.
- Explains that southern states passed black codes to restrict african americans' rights and activities by using them as a labor force. some white plantation owners claimed control over black children.
- Explains that the south resisted northern intrusion so strongly that little to no economic or moral development came about. white democrats would do anything in their power to prevent blacks from achieving equality.
- Analyzes how the years following the civil war seemed to be two steps forward, one steps back. the north had given up and withdrawn all federal troops by 1877, and reconstruction came to a close.
985 wordsRead More - Reconstruction Dbqanalytical essayIn 1867 a 2/3 Republican Congress passes the Reconstruction Acts, which abolishes all governments, and in the elections, Republicans have the advantage thanks to black voters. In Tennessee, a radical Republican by the name of William G. Brownlow takes over, and he is a rather savage man. He is very radical and believes that those who fought for the Confederacy are traders, and he shows no mercy on returning rebel soldiers. His paper publishes the names of the soldiers, targeting them for revenge. He ratifies the 14th amendment, and while giving rights to freed slaves to vote, it also stripped former rebel soldiers of voting rights. These drastic changes of course anger many southern trying to hold on to the old ways, and in particular, it angers
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- Analyzes how the ku klux klan is used as a paramilitary terror tool to target any enemy of the south and intimidate them.
- Analyzes how the ku klux klan and brownlow's militia meet on a battlefield, but forrest cannot organize his undisciplined kkk army.
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- Explains that the reconstruction era refers to the period after the civil war ends from – 1863 to 1877. after the civil war was over, slavery was abolished and the american government began trying to repair the country.
- Analyzes how the needs of politicians, businesses, and white intellects came before the well-being and advancement of african americans.
- Explains that intellectuals like w.e. b. du bois believed that african americans had the right to vote, to be treated as equals in a society, and to education.
- Analyzes how the ku klux klan brutalized and terrorized african americans for years simply for daring to fight for equality.
- Explains that african americans were given the right to vote and to fully participate in politics, but they were often taken away from them and given to white people.
- Analyzes how white individuals punished african americans when they took part in politics. for many white politicians, political involvement meant social mobility.
- Explains that african americans were discouraged from participating in the political process when states introduced various laws such as the poll tax, introducing new requirements regarding residency.
- Explains that education was considered a basic right for most whites but that same right was not extended to the african americans community.
- Explains that segregation was becoming the law of the land, with schools, skating rings, restaurants, and more. african americans had a right to be treated equally and they were not.
- Describes how homer plessy, a mixed-race man, refused to move and was forcibly removed from the train. the lower courts dismissed his argument and the louisiana law was found constitutional.
- Explains that in a 7-1 decision, the court held that the separated car act was not unconstitutional and violated both the 13th and 14th amendments.
- Explains that the 14th amendment was intended to create equality but not to abolish racial distinctions. the key to the case was the phrase "separated but equal".
- Analyzes how the case of plessy set the tone for the law's handling of racial inequality. politians built their political career on the suffering and backs of african americans.
1825 wordsRead More - Reconstruction Dbqanalytical essayWashington believes that reconstruction is doomed for failure since the beginning of the period because the people looked to the government on how to act, people being not educated so they wouldn’t be ready for the duties of citizen ship, and the ignorance of the African Americans and their dependence on the government for everything. It was also because of how early it was after the age of slavery but Washington still attempted many different ways to help promote the reconstruction in hopes that one day that African Americans would be considered equals and not just the lower tier of the spectrum. There were too many factors that would hinder the reconstruction as a whole so that it would never be successful.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that washington believes that reconstruction is doomed for failure since the beginning of the period because the people looked to the government on how to act, people being not educated so they wouldn’t be ready for the duties of citizen ship.
- Describes washington's early life as being a slave and working every day, but he didn't realize there was no period of his life dedicated to play.
- Opines that washington believed that education of the masses was important and wanted for the better good of all african americans in the south.
- Analyzes how washington helped advance the rights of african americans with 4000 dollars of his own money. he funded lawyers fighting against racial exclusion from the juries in georgia, louisiana, and alabama.
- Explains that washington firmly believed that for blacks to establish themselves, they had to be informed and educated. adams helped two democratic party candidates win a local election in return for the building of the tuskegee institute.
- Explains that du bois and washington had conflicting views on many different things, such as education, politics, and the ku klux klan.
- Analyzes how du bois wanted to show that african americans were equal in creativity to europeans and their creativity could enrich american culture and complement aggressive commercialism.
- Compares washing and du bois' views regarding educational, economic, and political rights with similar views on leadership in the african american communities.
- Analyzes how washington's compromise was attractive to rural african americans, sharecroppers, and former slaves but not to northern, urban and college educated men and women. trotter publicly denounced washington for failing to face segregation.
- Describes how du bois and 58 other black men started the niagara movement to oppose washington's approach and confront discrimination head on.
- Opines that du bois and washington predicted that the reconstruction was doomed from the start and it's true because it ended before race relations became better for african americans.
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- Analyzes how president grant's corruption led to the killing of john w. stephens and the bribery and torture of abram colby.
- Explains that northerners were more concerned with the national economy than the ideals of reconstruction. the corruption of grant made northerns not want to follow the terms of reconstruction.
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- Explains that reconstruction took place after the civil war to rebuild what we know today as the united states of america. amendments giving african americans the right to vote were established during reconstruction.
- Opines that high taxes in the south would be a failure in reconstruction. the civil war effected the south because most of the war was taken place on southern soil.
- Explains that the ku klux klan was a group of people who disagreed with the changes being made and the rights that were being given to african-americans.
- Explains the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that gave african-americans the rights were established during the reconstruction.
- Explains that many inventions came from reconstruction. canned food for storage, anesthesia, and the photograph were all invented during reconstruction and have been improved.
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- Explains that the reconstruction era was a time in which exceptional transformations occurred. the emancipation proclamation was intended to free slaves, but their true freedom, equality, and liberty could not have been farther off.
- Explains that the thirteenth amendment was a big step in the way of equality, but it did not have the power to protect former slaves against black codes.
- Explains that the progressive era was also a time of immense changes. theodore roosevelt, the 26th president, created the domestic "square deal" program.
741 wordsRead More - Reconstruction Period Essaycomparative essayInstead of the southerners accepting the newly freed slave’s status they kept denying them their freedom. In the end the southern white plantations had many advantages over the former slaves. For one the slaves had no money, property, education or equipment to start their new lives. The results of being poor from being slaves led to the new system of sharecropping .Even though they were free southern whites refused to grant them equal rights so they enacted black codes, codes that were similar to slave codes. The reconstruction period was a gruesome time for both southern whites and former
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reconstruction period is significant to american history because it followed after the civil war when the south needed to be rebuilt.
- Explains that the reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877, when abraham lincoln abolished slavery. the south was damaged and torn apart after the war.
- Explains that the newly freed slaves faced many challenges such as the opposition and the oppression of their former owners.
- Explains that sharecropping is a system where the landlord/planter allows the tenant to use the land in exchange for an share of the crop. the negative impacts of share cropping and black codes led to the civil rights movement.
- Concludes that the reconstruction period was a time for the down south to unify and come together.
- Cites south carolina african americans – black codes and jim crow laws.
913 wordsRead More - Was The Reconstruction A Success Or Failure?explanatory essayThe success of the reconstruction was a relative matter. As the era ended, the South was reunited to the North, and slavery was fully abolished in all the Southern legislative constitutions. Moreover, reconstruction settled the heated debate between the state and federal sovereignty that was founded in the 1970s. On the other hand, the reconstruction failed in that the freed slaves did not enjoy their freedom for long. Soon after the reunion, the same confederate officials took over power and imposed oppressive black codes on the freed slaves to limit their rights. The slaves thus remained enslaved although they appeared to be free since their voting rights were limited and they were not allowed to thrive in property ownership. Consequently, they could not raise their standards of living at will. In this manner, the reconstruction was neither a total success nor a total failure.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the reconstruction was neither a success nor failure. the south was reunited to the north, and slavery was abolished.
- Explains that scholars view the reconstruction as incomplete in that it did not realize its goal. the south promised to free its slaves, but it imposed harsh living conditions and repealed their human rights, enslaving them for another century after the reunion.
- Explains that the reconstruction was well intended since it purported to restore the dignity of the enslaved blacks within the south region.
322 wordsRead More - African Americans And Reconstruction Essayexplanatory essayReconstruction did not help African Americans achieve the goal of being free. Even though slavery was illegal in the, South was trying to tentative the Congress. This was causing the South to still have control over African Americans, without it being slavery. Other words “ separate-but-equal”.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction did not help african americans achieve the goal of being free. even though slavery was illegal, the south was trying to tentative the congress.
- Explains that after the civil war ended in 1865, the north declared the slaves to be free in the south.
- Explains that the southern states passed what was called the black codes, which limited the freedoms of the african americans.
- Explains that the ku klux klan, created by white southerners, used violence and terror for others not there rase. they burned down homes and crops that were owed by african americans.
547 wordsRead More - Failure Of Reconstruction Essayanalytical essayAfter the Civil War, four million slave were brought from captivity to freedom, but the Reconstruction period introduced a new set of significant challenges. Reconstruction focused on rebuilding the Southern states and properly integrating and protecting recently freed slaves at they began to enter American society. This time period was meant to bridge the gap between the Northern and Southern states; however, there were still many disputes. The Reconstruction failed economically and socially because of poverty in the Southern states, sharecropping, the black codes, and the Klu Klux Klan.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reconstruction period was meant to bridge the gap between the northern and southern states, but there were still many disputes.
- Explains that the southern states had been economically built around the production of cash crops and slave labor. after the war, the south was left in ruins. farmers lost their land and their slaves which meant they had no crops to sell.
- Describes sharecropping as a system in which african-americans would lease land from landowners and deduct expenses like housing, food, and farming supplies from their profit.
- Explains that black codes were a series of laws that were put into place in order to limit the freedoms that blacks had.
- Explains that the klu klux klan was founded in 1866 by a group of confederate veterans in pulaski, tennessee, and spread throughout almost every southern state by 1870.
- Analyzes how the reconstruction period was centered around bringing america together again, but it caused a lot of problems. african-americans were supposed to be integrated into society, yet they were segregated and victims of violence.
696 wordsRead More - Essay On Reconstruction Failure Or Successanalytical essayThe topic of reconstruction being a failure and success is one that accounts for everybody. It will forever be significant to our past, present, and future. Why view reconstruction as a success? Well, first off, the abundance of people trying to help our country for each other was astounding. Everyone came together, and the first step was giving the African Americans equality. Plenty of the
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction was one of the biggest steps towards a better environment in the united states.
- Analyzes how the civil rights act of 1866 gave african americans citizenship and forbid states from passing black-code laws.
- Opines that reconstruction induced significant changes toward the country’s overall happiness. the 15th amendment allowed all men to vote, regardless of race, color, and previous servitude.
- Explains that the era of reconstruction contained a drastically changing society, coinciding with the aura of rejuvenation.
471 wordsRead More - Responsible For Reconstructionanalytical essayReconstruction was the act of rebuilding the United States after the Civil War. Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877. The congress passed 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which ended slavery, protected the rights of African-Americans and gave them the right to vote. In 1867 Congress divided South into five military districts so African-Americans rights aren't violated. In 1877 a compromise was passed which removed federal soldiers from the south and resulted into the end of Reconstruction. Even though Northern neglect is somewhat to blame Southern resistance is the most responsible for the end of Reconstruction.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction was the act of rebuilding the united states after the civil war.
- Analyzes how the political cartoon shows president grant looking behind the barrels to find who is responsible for the scandals and saying "i hope i shall get to the bottom soon."
- Analyzes how southern resistance is responsible for the end of reconstruction. the political cartoon shows kkk terrorizing colby and forcing him to vote for democrats.
- Concludes that the kkk (ku klux klan) from south is to blame for the end of reconstruction as they tried to scare freedmen and those who supported reconstruction.
408 wordsRead More - Reconstruction occurred after the Civil war in the years 1865-1877. The Radical Republicans, 15th Amendment and the Ku Klux Klan were the reason why Reconstruction failed to secure the permanent rights of African Americans. These were only a few of the reasons why Reconstruction failed, but they are the ones that seems to widely affect it. The Radical Republicans were against giving rights to blacks, the 15th amendment led to the Ku Klux Klan act, and the Ku Klux Klan was a group that was against African Americans, the Reconstruction was there to put rights for blacks in place but it failed and never gave them permanent rights.
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- Explains that the radical republicans, the 15th amendment, and the ku klux klan were the reasons why reconstruction failed to secure the permanent rights of african americans.
- Explains that abraham lincoln was president during the civil war, but he didn't want racial equality at this time. andrew johnson followed with the same restrictions on blacks and their rights.
- Explains that after the radical republicans group was developed, the 15th amendment was proposed. it stated that no one could use race or color to prohibit someone from voting, protecting the rights of african americans.
- Explains that the ku klux klan, founded by white confederates army in 1865, was interested in causing violence to achieve political goals.
- Concludes that the securing of permanent rights for the african americans was due to the radical republicans, the 15th amendment and of course the kkk.
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