Civil War: The Disruption Of Hierarchy
Disruption of Hierarchy is when there is a disturbance or a problem that unbalances a ranked organization of people. Making it so the people who held one position no longer hold the same position. The Civil war showed this in an amazing way, completely chopping off the bottom tier of the tower where the slaves use to rest. For this reason, I think the Civil War was a revolution, but it did not last long. Even though the slaves had removed themselves from slavery and are now free there are many setbacks they faced and do face even today. Have they really escaped?
The Civil War is a war that boke out between the North and South over slavery and free labor ideology. Free Labor Ideology is the idea that after working for a wage you will save up …show more content…
The black men who had just escaped from slavery would be marching back to the plantations that most of them would have been held at. As the blacks continued fighting for the Union it became apparent that this war had to shift its focus from preserving the Union to abolishing slavery. The 13th Amendment had finally been passed officially making slavery as over. Which gave the North the win over the South, who now has nothing to fight for with the slaves free. Now that the 13th Amendment has been established and with the slaves’ free, people are worried that racial equality might be …show more content…
The Freedmen went from being slaves and being owned like property to fighting in a war, to making demands to the government, to the government NEEDING them, and to finally be rid of slavery. The slaves had completely overturned the foundation that the Union was sitting on and recreated it into something else. That is revolutionary, but in a way, it was short lived. Yes, they ended slavery and are now free, but they still are treated as if they are on the bottom. With the Black Code and the KKK, it almost makes it go back to the way it was. With the blacks back on the bottom and the whites on top. I do not think this is a second revolution but a revolutionary moment.
Work Cited
Levine, Bruce. "The Second American Revolution." https://learn.uark.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-5651812-dt-content-rid-49274895_1/xid-49274895_1.
Stanley, Amy Dru. “Not Waiting for Deliverance.” learn.uark.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-5651813-dt-content-rid-34698555_1/xid-34698555_1.
McCurry, Stephanie. Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South. Harvard University Press,
The Civil War is a war that boke out between the North and South over slavery and free labor ideology. Free Labor Ideology is the idea that after working for a wage you will save up …show more content…
The black men who had just escaped from slavery would be marching back to the plantations that most of them would have been held at. As the blacks continued fighting for the Union it became apparent that this war had to shift its focus from preserving the Union to abolishing slavery. The 13th Amendment had finally been passed officially making slavery as over. Which gave the North the win over the South, who now has nothing to fight for with the slaves free. Now that the 13th Amendment has been established and with the slaves’ free, people are worried that racial equality might be …show more content…
The Freedmen went from being slaves and being owned like property to fighting in a war, to making demands to the government, to the government NEEDING them, and to finally be rid of slavery. The slaves had completely overturned the foundation that the Union was sitting on and recreated it into something else. That is revolutionary, but in a way, it was short lived. Yes, they ended slavery and are now free, but they still are treated as if they are on the bottom. With the Black Code and the KKK, it almost makes it go back to the way it was. With the blacks back on the bottom and the whites on top. I do not think this is a second revolution but a revolutionary moment.
Work Cited
Levine, Bruce. "The Second American Revolution." https://learn.uark.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-5651812-dt-content-rid-49274895_1/xid-49274895_1.
Stanley, Amy Dru. “Not Waiting for Deliverance.” learn.uark.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-5651813-dt-content-rid-34698555_1/xid-34698555_1.
McCurry, Stephanie. Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South. Harvard University Press,