How Did Slaves Define Freedom After Slavery

Ex slaves defined freedom after reconstruction as not having to listen to the white man, by not being controlled whenever they wanted and to build their own society such as churches, schools, and businesses. They also defined freedom as having the same rights as the whites. At the end of slavery it led to conflict with African Americans because they wanted to get away from white control. The slaves demanded equal civil rights, and basically wanted the same as the whites. Also freedom to African Americans were to reunite families that were destroyed under slavery. Family was the most important thing to ex slaves. Since during slavery they had to be in family units although they had to have a constant threat of separation by sale. Right after