Essay On African Americans During Reconstruction

The social and political situations of freedmen during reconstruction has not improved for African Americans today. During reconstruction, a vicious and radical group known as the ku-klux-klan as well as the Black Codes were both present and deteriorated the freedmen’s social and political situation. Voting restrictions since the election of 2010 along with the discrimination against and because of their race are both present today. Because of this African Americans still have a negative involvements with both political and social situations. These negative aspects towards freedmen or freed blacks during reconstruction has not improved into present as their are still many laws, restrictions and discriminations towards African Americans today which reduces their
It demonstrates a few of the Black Codes that were passed in Opelousas, Louisiana. For example, according to the Black Codes, freedmen were not permitted to do much of anything without the permission of others who were thought to be superior to the them. They were not accepted to “come within the limits of the town of Opelousas without special permission from his employer.” They were also not permitted to “rent or keep a house within the limits of the (Opelousas) town under any circumstances.” These laws obviously restrict the freedmen's rights and freedoms as they were made specifically for freedmen rather than White citizens. During reconstruction many people feared that the freedmen might gain too many rights and become more powerful than the Whites. Some states created the black codes because they wanted to take away the freedmen’s rights to ensure that the Whites were superior and more powerful. These laws were a negative impact made to the freedmen’s political status and situation. Other white citizens who wanted to ensure that the freedmen didn’t overpower the whites, created a small radical group called the Ku-Klux-Klan as shown in the expert from the