Voice Of Freedom: Article Analysis

“Summer 1865, President Andrew Johnson, who had succeeded Lincoln, ordered nearly all land in federal hands returned to its former owner.” Foner P 483 “ The Civil War was an important time in the US history as well as the Reconstruction. The Civil War and Reconstruction were disappointing to a large part of the US population, especially slave, whose liberation was one of the major reasons for the Civil War. The Reconstruction gave slaves the basic rights and liberties but not all the freedom that the African Americans desired in their terms as being free. Even though, the Civil War and Reconstruction began the further development of the United States as a nation it also began controversies between different social groups in the US society, such as the social tension between different racial groups.

The Reconstruction of the United States was an experiment in interracial democracy. The Civil War victory by the North brought to a close the establishment of slavery but, in turn, opened Pandora's box. The questions and answers pertaining to economical, political, and social equality for freedmen had yet to be addressed on a practical level. The Southern states, still bitter from defeat and economic stresses, strongly rejected the societal transformations thrust upon them. The Northern states' focal point remained on the necessary political powers by which to enact constitutional amendments, therefore empowering the federal government with the capabilities to enforce the principles of equal rights. On paper, slavery was abolished, but in reality, African-Americans were once again enslaved on a ship without the security or knowledge of what the next port held for them. The Civil War had not truly ended. It was still active under the guise of Reconstruction, but now coats and flags of many colors existed, and battles were merely fought on alternate battlefields. A war of ideas lacking in substantial practicality resulted in repetitious battles being won and loss. The motivating forces that set Reconstruction into motion were for the most part the North's quest for unification among states', and the emancipation of slaves. However, the primary objective of Reconstruction was to grant political, economical, and social opportunities for the freedmen. The

There was a speech by Frederick Douglass in which he offered a critiques of Reconstruction policies as, as what he called, “Radically Defected” that freedom had been achieved, citizenship had been achieved, but the former slaves were not granted access to land and no real protection against violence, intimidation, etc. Douglass had given a very courageous speech at the Republican National Convention of 1876, which nominated Rutherford B. Hayes. Douglass challenged the delegates to think about what had and had not been done in Reconstruction. He said “You say you have emancipated us. You have; and I thank you for it. You say you have enfranchised us. You have; and I thank you for it. But what is your emancipation? What is your enfranchisement? What does it all amount to, if the black man, after having been made free by the letter of your law, is unable to exercise that freedom, and, after having been freed from the slaveholder’s lash, he is to be subject to the slaveholder’s shot gun? Oh! You freed us! You emancipated us! I thank you for it. But under what circumstances did you emancipate us? Under what circumstances have you obtained our freedom?” (Speech of Fredrick Douglass at the Republican National Convention of 1876,

With the era of American Reconstruction in America during the mid to late 1800’s came a sense of opportunity and hope for its people. America was on the move as nation, railroads being built faster than ever and the freedmen looking to find their niche in society. Although in the beginning the government provided support for these new citizens, efforts toward reconstruction faded as the years passed. Those efforts faded to a point where they were all but nonexistent, and with the unwritten Compromise of 1877, what feeble efforts that were left of reconstruction were now all but dead. Politically, reconstruction failed to provide equality by pulling Federal troops from the South, allowing former Confederate officials and slave owners

In chapter, five there are several points. However the biggest points are if the colonists should be independent from Britain, the colonists reaction to the laws and acts made by the British Empire, and the rights of the colonists. These points summarize the contents of chapter five of “Voices of Freedom” and “Give Me Liberty”. The articles in voices of freedom that are arguing the primary points the first article is the “Virginia Resolutions on the Stamp Act (1765)”. This article is about Virginia’s House of Burgesses making resolutions to defend their liberty they decided to approve four of these resolutions and rejected three. The next article is “New York Workingmen Demand a Voice in the Revolutionary Struggle (1770)”. This article is

There is a subject matter that is at crossroads right now. We know that Reconstruction means to rebuilt, re-gain and to improve. The Reconstruction era was in the time period of 1863-1877. To re-built from something, one has to be destroyed in some sense. That “destruction” was the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. Through these four long years, there was huge separation and debate on slaveholding. The North fought for the belief and want to free slaves while the south didn’t. In 1860 President Lincoln was elected, Abraham Lincoln believed and wanted the best for our great country. In 1862 he issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, in which declared that all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.". This meant slaves in states in rebellion and authorizes the enlistment of black troops. President Lincoln's proposed plan for reconstructing the Union was to

Reconstruction was america trying to make the black equal with the whites. They did this to control the behavior of former slaves. So they made laws to where the blacks would be allowed to live “free”

Following the Civil War, the government was in the process of establishing a support system known as Reconstruction. In the reading, “What is Freedom?” Reconstruction, (1865-1877) written by Eric Foner explains how the South was in trouble. Due to the compensations that were left after the war, Reconstruction was the only hope of rebuilding the economy in the South. Along with trying to reconstruct the government situations, there were also issues that had come along that interfere with fixing the nation. The most memorable change was between different ethnicity that soon leads to slavery. Slavery was a big impact that changed people’s life dramatically. It had given the white southerners the right to control the African- American people. Overall, the Reconstruction failed its goal to give every person their equal rights.

The first reason for why blacks were considered free during Reconstruction was because of amendments that were passed between the years of 1865 and 1870. The 14th amendment of Document A gave blacks citizenship. It was passed so that anyone born in the United States are considered as citizens. Also that no state should limit the rights of any of those citizens, without the right from the law. This shows that the black community had equal representation as the whites. Under no circumstances of the law could the black community be identified any differently to the whites. They had their right to life, liberty, and property,

Reconstruction was a very hectic time in the U.S.’s history. The northern states were trying to make the nation whole again, while the southern states wanted to stay away. Meanwhile, the Freedmen and Jim Crow laws squared off in their section of the country. The carpetbaggers were taking advantage of the kerfuffle. The scalawags were siding with the northerners and the Republicans.

Reconstruction was the period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War and lasted from 1865 to 1877. The eradication of all vestiges of slavery was essential to the success of the initiative. The actions of the Radical Republicans set in motion the establishment of freedmen’s rights, the achievement of justice and the prevention of southern political power from returning to the antebellum status quo. A new system of commerce, politics, and race relations would have to replace the institution of slavery. The manifestation of the new ideals and principles of reconstruction attempted to do so and despite its failures, laid the foundation for the modern national identity of America.

Reconstruction’s greatest successes were the changes to the Constitution; giving freedom, the right to vote and equal rights to all men. The dismal failures lie within the South’s ability to adjust laws in ways that reflected different intents towards the newly freed slaves than the ones outlined in the document, however. Although blacks were to receive fair and equal treatment, Southerners were allowed to use their own version of “fair and equal” and often it was more slanted towards whites than not.

The Reconstruction Era was a time period in America’s history that followed the end of the Civil War. The ending of the Civil War brought back the Confederate states; being that they had been defeated drug the war and ended slavery throughout the nation with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation that was backed by the 13th amendment; thus began the road to freedom for former slaves and a lack of free labor for previous slave owners. However, there was little concern for the freedmen who had no sense of direction in where their life would take them (Costly). Congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau to establish school for freed slaves, as well as, provided food and medical care to them (Costly). The attitude of former slave owners and

When people think about Reconstruction what comes to their minds first is the rebuilding of the Union. For all intents and purposes, the years between 1865 and 1877 following the Civil War were about the reunification of the Northern and the Southern states and the government’s attempt to return everything back to normalcy. This time was about letting the southern states join the United States again. However the issue that was also happening at the time was the issue of emancipation. After the Civil War, black slaves were freed and made American citizens. However, as proven by history, the struggles of black people were only just beginning. During this period of Reconstruction, black people would face many obstacles and challenges as they integrated into American life. Indeed, the hate crimes and attempts by the government and the media to dehumanize black people was rampant during this time.

Reconstruction is the effort made in the United States to restructure the political, legal, and economic systems in the states seceded from the Union. The Reconstruction Era last between the years of 1865-1877. The Civil War caused destruction and several deaths throughout the South in 1865. This struggle was compensated by radical Republicans who felt that they were in control of Southerners by punishing them for wanting to preserve their southern tradition. How would the North and the South come to an agreement about the freedom of slaves?