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    After the catastrophic Civil War‚ the Reconstruction era struggled to repair the shattered nation. In the beginning of the time period‚ Congress passed new amendments into the Constitution to integrate former slaves into America’s society. The 14th Amendment was one of these new additions to the Constitution‚ which gave equal rights to freedmen. The 15th Amendment allowed blacks to vote and express their views on politics. The Reconstruction Amendments aimed to give citizenship rights and the ability

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    Reconstruction was not a complete failure but a "radical & noble attempt" to bring equality to the black man. It took three options to bring about a decent change for the former slaves .To help fix the problem in 1865 congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau the first federal welfare system to provide food‚ clothing‚ confiscated land‚ and education. This idea was able to succeed in education; unfortunately it was ended in 1872. Soon after Lincoln’s assassination President Johnson was sworn into

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    Reconstruction was primarily to reunite the country and to construct a southern society not based on slavery. Since many dilemmas were left after the Civil War‚ the federal government tried to repair them.(Schultz‚2014‚275) Although the Reconstructionera had quite the number of accomplishments‚ in my opinion‚ I strongly agree it was a grad failure. When Congress established the Freedman’s Bureau‚ it seems as if there was not enough to provide the necessities to grant full success to southern black

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    Reconstruction The civil war is considered by many the most important war that our country has endured. During the 5 year Civil War‚ not only did 620‚000 men die‚ but our nation was left in ruins. It was necessary that our country be rebuilt from bottom up. Abraham Lincoln‚ said to be the brightest president of his time‚ had plans and ideas for reconstruction. Unfortunately‚ these plans were failed to be put in place due to the fact of his assassination on April 14‚ 1865. Throughout some of the

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    Facial reconstruction plays a large role in providing identification and justice to unknown human bodies. From Neolithic skull plastering‚ to death masks‚ to modern techniques‚ there have been immense changes in both efficiency and usage over the years. Many notable forensic anthropologists dedicated their lives and research to the development of this form of identification. The immensity of change in facial reconstruction techniques over the years is definitely not indicative of the focus placed

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    Joshua Cravy 1/18/2017 Hist 1302 Dr. Tom McKinney Discussion 13 The Reconstruction era was the point at which the South became part of the union again after the civil war had ended. This era in history holds many key events that helped give African American’s the rites they truly deserved which is why I believe it definitely necessary. However‚ this was a slow process of making them completely equal to whites in a sense that they were not completely free people. In fact‚ they were not allowed

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    Southern United States in the aftermath of the US Civil War‚ comparing the life of slaves before and after the civil war‚ and analyzing the differences in reconstruction plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. For instance‚ the term reconstruction means to improve and/or recreate something better. The term implies that there has been an era in America that needed to improve. An example would be 9/11. After the catastrophe of this event‚ many lost their jobs‚ homes‚ and family members. Therefore

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    Social and economic challenges played significant parts in drafting constitutional amendments and molding civil rights of individuals during the Reconstruction Era. The Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments were recognized as the Civil War Amendments because they were put in place directly following the war. Their purpose was to secure the ending of enslavement and give recently emancipated slaves equal protection and rights in the U.S. The Thirteenth Amendment was first put in place to abolish

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    The period of Reconstruction began immediately after the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment‚ "this law guaranteed that federal and state laws would apply equally and unequivocally to both African Americans and whites" (civil-war.ws)‚ and the fifteenth amendment‚ which granted freedmen to vote. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877‚ the Republican Party lost control of the southern

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    failures of Reconstruction. What Black gains made during Reconstruction were retained despite Democratic redemption of the Southern states? How did economic conditions in the nation‚ both North and South influence the end of Reconstruction? Characteristics and Impacts of American Reconstruction Uploaded by tyson_626 (4560) on Feb 10‚ 2005 {draw:rect} A revolution drowned in blood Reconstruction and African American political power The period of U.S. history known as Reconstruction‚ following

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