Give Me Liberty Summary

Just When We Thought Slavery Ended

African-Americans during Reconstruction and American Indians in the Gilded Age share similar and differences during its history. In the book titled, Give Me Liberty!, by Eric Foner, talks about the history of African-Americans during Reconstruction and how it required states to ratify the fourteenth Amendment and permit freedmen to vote. Forner also talked about the history of American Indians during the Gilded Age and their experiences and how it signified the dangers of mass cultural incorporation. Both events share similar and different histories such as both events include General Howard and his contribution to African-Americans and American Indians. The histories link to each other when it comes
This Amendment relates to what slaves define freedom; slaves defined freedom as owning land and the right to vote. Without owning land and the right to vote, slaves considered that as not being free. The law was suggested because of issues identified with previous slaves taking after the American Civil War. Not only did the Fourteenth Amendment fulfill the right to vote for slaves, but the Fifthteenth amendment also fulfilled the need to abolish discrimination. Two years later, the Fifteenth Amendment was endorsed in 1870 and stated that native born citizens can’t be denied or condensed by any State because of race, color, or past state of subjugation. Both of these Amendments played an important role in history regarding African-Americans and American Indians. For starters, the Fourteenth Amendment was pointed towards giving previous slaves citizenship in the US and, accordingly secured by our laws. This was essential on account of how the South was treating the previous slaves. The amendment additionally connects the quantity of national voters to the quantity of Delegates every state has in the House of Representatives. As a result, this would ideally urge the South to permit blacks to vote so that the southern states would have, to a greater degree, a say in our government. Even though the Fourteenth Amendment helped former slaves to gain the right of citizenship, when it came to American Indians, it did not. American Indians defined freedom as protecting their culture, the property of having one’s decisions respected, honored, and heeled, and lastly, control over hereditary lands. Yet, the amendment did not include any of what American Indians wanted to become