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Reconstruction, TheThe most demonstrative gain during Reconstruction was the abolition of slavery. For African- Americans this gain was significant. African- Americans would no longer be subjugated by White...
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Reconstruction, TheI think that this becomes one of the critical issues that emerges from Reconstruction. In reconstructing life after slavery, there is not much in way of mutual aid amongst African- Americans being...
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Reconstruction, TheDescribe how the South was generally affected by Reconstruction, typically described as the years...If Shelby Foote and Bruce Catton are the gurus of the American Civil War, then Eric Foner might be described as their counterpart in the study of Reconstruction, and Foner says this: What remains...
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Reconstruction, TheDuring Reconstruction, two groups of people in particular had their freedoms change. In both cases, the level of freedom they enjoyed changed over the course of the era. For African Americans, the...
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Reconstruction, TheI think that the element of economic order was essential following the Civil War. The conflict between the North and South had as much to do with economics as anything else. The Northern...
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HistoryUsually, historians point to the fact that blacks managed to set up stable communities of their own outside of the context of slavery. This is not a big deal in terms of politics or of rights, but...
