End of Reconstruction

What does being free actually mean? Even thought African Americans were freed from slavery legally doesn't mean they economically and socially were freed from the lifestyle. They even had many political conflicts as well. Not to mention equality for African Americans was out of the question. As reconstruction continued lacks and whites still faced many problems towards each other. Africans Americans were able to find some work after reconstruction ended, but it was still difficult finding decent wages. Even Mill owners would prefer to hire white women and children over blacks because they would be stereotyped as lazy slackers without common sense. In 1875 the Civil Rights Act made it illegal to racially discriminate in any public areas. With reconstruction put to an end, African Americans still didn't get much freedom. In 1883 the Supreme Court not only vetoed The Civil Rights Act claiming it was a social problem and not a political problem, but always made a statement that the 14th Amendment protected people when it came to violations of right by states but not by the actions of a person. Like if a a bartender didn’t want to serve an African American a drink he had all rights to not serve him a drink. African Americans weren’t accepted like the whites were and were unable to obtain jobs and social acceptance because newly freed slaves had no educations, no property and no money. Former slave owners did not considered the freed slaves as equal. Freed slaves were unprepared to face all the responsibilities and legal issues they were printed with in the free society. Some former slaves did receive voting rights but had no knowledge to the political system, “literacy tests” align with countless other barriers were put into place to prevent the uneducated slaves from voting. Many slaves did become share croppers. In most cases they did not become share croppers on their own, but most of the time were tricked into it. 90% of freedmen were had no education so it