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    bring changes in southern part. “This struggle to rebuild Southern government‚ society‚ infrastructure and economy was called reconstruction.” This was greatly opposed by the white people‚ as they predicted that this could bring the opportunity for the black people to get their rights. That is the reason‚ Lincoln was assassinated 3 days after his proposal for reconstruction‚ where he raised the idea of bringing freedom to blacks through the right to vote. Though Lincoln was assassinated‚ his

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    The Reconstruction Era had caused many problems among the black people‚ the south‚ and the North (The Union). During this Reconstruction Era the South had found any possible loopholes that they could use to take black people’s rights away such as needing to do a literature test before voting‚ and used their power to scare and threaten black people into doing what they had wanted. To what length did the south destroy Reconstruction? The south had killed Reconstruction by using any and all loopholes

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    The period of post Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century was a turning point for the agricultural economy of America. Farmers made up the backbone of the American economy at this time‚ therefore their success was crucial. This industry was the direct recipient of the technological advancements made throughout the Industrial Revolution that aided in massive and efficient production. However‚ the government’s focus was aimed elsewhere as the industrialized society of the North soon

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    Reconstruction has changed the United States tremendously‚ the historic period was a period after the Civil War. It was the effort to unite African Americans and whites‚ establish privileges to former slaves‚ and establish citizenship to African Americans as well. However‚ the Reconstruction Act was a triumph as it created new Amendments and new constitutions for confederate states. It came to an end which brought about different issues‚ for example‚ segregation and Jim Crow Laws were in full effect

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    Freedom means Nothing After the Civil War‚ America was going through a “Reconstruction” period. African Americans were free now but they had to adjust to a new way of living. Because many people did not accept the abolishment of slavery‚ it was difficult for African Americans to be free. During the reconstruction era‚ African Americans were free by law‚ but no resources and racism kept African Americans in slavery. African Americans were still slaves because it was difficult for African Americans

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    where most people view the world in one perspective‚ their perspective. This is because people want to believe in what makes sense to them and because it’s simple and easy. But to get a good worldview you have to look through the lens of the remaining 7 billion people also living in this world. How people understand and look at the world affects on how they relate to other people of different beliefs. Some people express hate and others practice peace. This depends on how you view the world. I am

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    Although post Civil War reconstruction was painstaking process that incited a lot of prejudice‚ violence‚ and political unrest‚ with the creation of the 13th‚ 14th and 15th amendments - or reconstruction amendments - the United States was successfully mended back to a collective country. The reconstruction amendments provided a framework for how the post-war society would conduct themselves‚ the hopeful theme being “With Malice toward none‚ with charity for all” (Lincoln‚ 2nd Inaugural Address).

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    country needed help to come together and build back up after the disasters of the war. This building up was called Reconstruction. Which of the two‚ the North or the South‚ destroyed the rebuilding of the country? The Northern Neglect killed Reconstruction because of extreme racism and Grant’s ignorance towards the rebuilding. One reason the Northern Neglect ruined Reconstruction was because of the country’s extreme racism towards the blacks. There is a political cartoon on the cover of Harper’s

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    indifferent shore” (paragraph 206). The story’s final sentence‚ about the fact that the three surviving men can be “interpreters‚” is suggestive of a good deal of thought and observation that could lead beyond the content of the story. Though the point of view is third-person limited-omniscient‚ Crane’s merging of his thoughts with the narrator’s would not be as effective‚ not as dramatic‚ or objective‚ for it is this

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    during the Reconstruction Era were enlightened and rejoiceful that the sense of change was coming to the South and all of the United States. The African American community faced many hardships during their time of captivity under the law of the white southern slave owners and traders. Since that was their many sources of labor and income from domestic and foreign regions of America that were either owned or affiliated with. So to prevent their slaves from achieving such freedom or news relating to

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