Reconstruction: The Success Of The Reconstruction Era

After the civil war there was a period from 1865 to 1877 called the reconstruction period. Which may be the reason african americans have the rights that they do today. The Reconstruction period was not all good, there were also laws that limited the rights of african americans called “jim crow laws”. Sharecropping also was developed which was practically a legal form of slavery. Over all American Reconstruction was a success due to all of the rights that african americans gained, but it didn't happen easily.

During the period of Reconstruction, the African Americans secured many meaningful liberties which consisted of the right to vote, due process of law, protection of private property and the opportunity to run for elected office. However by the year 1910, African Americans could no longer claim many of these rights. At the close of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, race relations between the whites and the blacks also underwent many changes and it changed for the worse and finally it paved way for mass movement for Civil Rights.

Reconstruction (1867-1877) under Congress was a fast tightening of a noose in the South. Congress no longer trusted Andrew Johnson’s loose plan for Reconstruction, so they began closing in on their plans. Radical Republicans made many lasting impacts in this period. Under Congress, the 14th and 15th Amendment was created, guaranteeing rights to African Americans. A newly created Freedmen’s Bureau help create many schools and colleges, lasting up to modern times. African Americans held power in office, although they were quickly brought down by the Ku Klux Klan’s terrorism. The main path Reconstruction took was based on the government’s plans. There

America was in disarray following the events of the Civil War. Southern economy was in shambles while congress was struggling to find a middle ground between the radical republicans and Lincoln’s lenient policies. Many Southerners faced the aftermath of uprooting their society and their way of life while thousands of newly freed slaves struggled to find a way to support themselves. The country needed a strong leader, however on the 14th of April, 1865 President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in the Ford Theatre in Washington (Farmer). Without the man that had once held the nation together, the country now faced an enormous obstacle; reconstructing American economics, politics and social life.

After the devastation brought to the South from the Civil War America entered period called “Reconstruction” to help mend America. One of the most debated things to come out of Reconstruction was on whether it was a success or a failure. Many believe it was a success due to the Southern states participating in the US government again and the freedom of slaves. Others believe it was a failure due to the repression of African rights and failures to protect them both physically and financially. Reconstruction was a failure because of the restrictions of African American’s rights, the social separation/mistreatment of the races, and the continous poverty of the African American community.

After four prolonged years of the Civil War that took place in America the nation transpired broken, and required much need of being rebuilt into a nation of one. The newly freed slaves, after the Civil War, moved to different cities, freed slaves built Black churches and communities; they were capable of attending school, and even became more involved in politics. With this new found freedom many documents, agencies, and associations also arose such as: the Freedmen’s Bureau, the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, and the Black Codes. These documents and organizations played important roles during the Reconstruction Era. Arguably, the Reconstruction Era in America was extremely restrained. African Americans gained basic rights as humans, but given the bare

One of the most controversial and strenuous times in the United States following the Civil War, was the Reconstruction era. This period of time was in hopes of bringing the Southern states back into the union, and how to protect and secure the recently freed slaves. During this time, the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed into the constitution. These amendments ended slavery, gave suppose equal rights of protection, and allowed for African-American men the right to vote, although the Jim Crow Laws made this a bit unrealistic.

The idea of Reconstruction was to rebuild the United States, but instead it continued to tear apart the country. The Reconstruction period was during the late 1860’s, the time just after the United States civil war, and was when they decided to repair pieces from their divide. During the civil war, the northern and southern United States fought over their major differences, especially slavery. The northern United States were on the anti-slavery side and the south on the other, but the north came out on top. With ending of the war, Reconstruction was placed. The United States attempted to unite once again with it, but it is still split among the north and south just like when it was in the civil war. This divide led to a failure in the effort of the rebuilding process of the United

The Reconstruction era was the period that followed the end of the Civil War whose purpose was to reconstruct the United States. This was done to help rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union. The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments gave African Americans some civil liberties, they prohibited slavery, gave national citizenship for every person that was born in the United States, and voting rights can not be denied because of their race or color. Looking at this era, I will discuss how it affected the society of the Americans, the economy and the laws that were passed. Although the Reconstruction Era tried to help from the end of the Civil War into the early twentieth-century it resulted a failure to establish the civil rights for the African Americans.

Based on the claims that we must meet to end reconstruction, I believe we are not ready. The era we are in now is where men, women, and children of all races join, or rejoin. Based off of this there are three components that must be met, for reconstruction to be successful, they are that southern states who were in the rebellion have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the Reconstruction Acts, they are in “good faith” when implementing the 13th , 14th , and 15th Amendments within their states, and when federal oversight through military occupation is no longer needed. After the southern states have showed that they can do this, the we should remove Federal Troops from southern states, and hand over the

Reconstruction was a time of turmoil in the United States, and no area was more negatively impacted than the south. The decision made by the South to rejoin the Union after the Civil war was a decision met with criticism and rebellion. The Texans demonstrated the conflict and tension between the Union soldiers and Southern inhabitants, and for those reasons it was an accurate representation of life in 1865 Texas.

In 1865-1877, Reconstruction was the federal governments pursuit to untangle the problems resulting after the Civil War. in my opinion, the Reconstruction era was a failure despite the few accomplishments.It failed simply because the Congress did not protect blacks from the Ku Klux Klan, the black codes limited "blacks" from mostly everything, and the Compromise of 1877 removed troops causing "blacks" to suffer.

In a time period that redefined the nation, two completely different stories were unfolding within the two regions of the country. Shortly after the American Civil War, the United States took on changes the young country had not seen before and has not seen since. With the northern states thriving in an economy driven by industry, the south watched as their land quickly turned into lost wishes. This time period is known as “The Reconstruction Era.” As the Civil War was coming to a close, President Lincoln had already made plans of rebuilding the war-torn south. As a result of the 13th Amendment, very few southerners were fond of African-Americans. Due to the hatred that was instilled into the minds of the youth in the south, a new group was

In the years following the Civil War, a majority of white Americans still continued to support white supremacy which lead to African Americans being denied of power, wealth and position (Gillette 191). Denial of equality for African Americans led to an improvement in government intervention. The Civil Rights Act of 1860 was enacted but failed to address big civil rights issues, such as segregation, for African Americans (Gillette 197). The main reason that the government failed in its efforts was due to the peoples unwavering feelings towards African Americans. People’s racist sentiments questioned if it was

The Reconstruction Era the period most memorable during the 1860 to the 1877. The period passed through out a lot of problem like violence the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln, country been divided over the issue of slavery and a lot of reconstruct had to be made after the fight of the civil war.