African Americans As Sharecroppers

The Civil War was a major winning for the African American slaves that were acknowledged by the federal government as being free men and women. Many of them now had the opportunity to be part of America and have the same rights as the whites. Unfortunately many African Americans having the chance to improve their lives, they still went through segregation and discrimination. After the 15th amendment was passed, many Africans Americans were influenced to vote for Republicans because African Americans were given a multitude of rights that had been denied them in years past. African Americans struggled to find a place to work and live, so therefore, most of them worked as sharecroppers. Their only voice to protest was the vote but, since they