Blacks During The Reconstruction Era

After the Civil War came the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era they passed an act called the 14th amendment and it was to free the blacks from being slaves. Although blacks had freedom, but they still were not free from society because a lack of resources and racism that kept blacks in slavery. A lack of resources kept blacks in slavery. Blacks soon realized that being free made them feel great but it did not mean they were going to be successful and have everything in the palm of their hand. A former slave by the name Felix Haywood stated, “We knowed freedom was on us, but we didn’t know what was to come with it. We thought we was going to be rich like the white folks.” (Haywood). Blacks struggled to find shelter. Blacks could