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The Reconstruction Era: A Captivating Guide to a Period in the History of the United States of America That Greatly Impacted American Civil Rights after the War for Southern Independence
Are you curious to learn what happened after the US Civil War? Then dive into the captivating history of the Reconstruction Era!
The US Civil War brought about a lot of change. The nation not only had to figure out how to become united once again, but it also had to figure out how to integrate the newly freed slaves into society. In addition, the country had to figure out how to recover from the war, which devastated the South and took many lives on both sides.
President Abraham Lincoln favored a less punitive plan for reinstating the Confederate states back into the Union. Unlike other Republicans at the time, he did not think of these states as ever having left the Union. However, his plan never came to fruition. His assassination left the Reconstruction efforts in the hands of Andrew Johnson, a Democrat. Johnson wanted to make things easier for his fellow Democrats in the South. Knowing this, the Radical Republicans in Congress passed their own laws, overrode Johnson’s vetoes, and eventually impeached him. Their plan for the South was punitive and harsh, as they expected total loyalty from any state wishing to rejoin the Union.
It is partially due to these harsh measures that the South enacted the Black Codes, which were harsh laws that stripped away civil liberties for African Americans. The racial tension and hostile atmosphere in the South, which were directed toward both blacks and sympathetic whites, gave birth to the Ku Klux Klan and the infamous Jim Crow laws. Congress attempted to counter these moves with the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, but these were never utilized in the way they had imagined.
In this book, you will learn about the significant players and laws. You will read about the carpetbaggers and scallywags who tried to make things better for blacks in the South while also seeking their own fortune. And perhaps most importantly, you will discover what happened to the freed slaves and how they found themselves living in a nation that promoted “separate but equal” legislation.
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The US Civil War brought about a lot of change. The nation not only had to figure out how to become united once again, but it also had to figure out how to integrate the newly freed slaves into society. In addition, the country had to figure out how to recover from the war, which devastated the South and took many lives on both sides.
President Abraham Lincoln favored a less punitive plan for reinstating the Confederate states back into the Union. Unlike other Republicans at the time, he did not think of these states as ever having left the Union. However, his plan never came to fruition. His assassination left the Reconstruction efforts in the hands of Andrew Johnson, a Democrat. Johnson wanted to make things easier for his fellow Democrats in the South. Knowing this, the Radical Republicans in Congress passed their own laws, overrode Johnson’s vetoes, and eventually impeached him. Their plan for the South was punitive and harsh, as they expected total loyalty from any state wishing to rejoin the Union.
It is partially due to these harsh measures that the South enacted the Black Codes, which were harsh laws that stripped away civil liberties for African Americans. The racial tension and hostile atmosphere in the South, which were directed toward both blacks and sympathetic whites, gave birth to the Ku Klux Klan and the infamous Jim Crow laws. Congress attempted to counter these moves with the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, but these were never utilized in the way they had imagined.
In this book, you will learn about the significant players and laws. You will read about the carpetbaggers and scallywags who tried to make things better for blacks in the South while also seeking their own fortune. And perhaps most importantly, you will discover what happened to the freed slaves and how they found themselves living in a nation that promoted “separate but equal” legislation.
Here is a tiny fraction of what you will discover in this
So if you want to learn more about the Reconstruction Era, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
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120 pages, Paperback
Published January 23, 2021
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May 11, 2021
It was stunning to learn that 2/3 of the world's production of cotton took place in the South prior to the Civil War. No wonder the Southerners thought they would have an easy time defeating the North. They assumed that their domination of the world's cotton trade would buy them assistance in their fight.
This book concentrates on the various acts and amendments to our Constitution, brought about by the end of the Civil War and the people who were in control of the US Government at that time. I found the discussion of these laws and amendments to be rather dry. General Sherman went up a notch in my estimation by his plan to give former slaves land (redistributed from plantation owners) in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. However, President Johnson quickly returned the land to the Southern plantation owners and the idea collapsed.
I was surprised to learn that President Johnson, a Democrat, was for states' rights and against the federal government controlling the economies of states. However, he was such a weak politician that Congress took the reins away from him and went berserk.
I rarely comment on a narrator of a book I read, but I thought Jason Zenobia to be exceptional. His presentation was crisp and clear.
This book concentrates on the various acts and amendments to our Constitution, brought about by the end of the Civil War and the people who were in control of the US Government at that time. I found the discussion of these laws and amendments to be rather dry. General Sherman went up a notch in my estimation by his plan to give former slaves land (redistributed from plantation owners) in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. However, President Johnson quickly returned the land to the Southern plantation owners and the idea collapsed.
I was surprised to learn that President Johnson, a Democrat, was for states' rights and against the federal government controlling the economies of states. However, he was such a weak politician that Congress took the reins away from him and went berserk.
I rarely comment on a narrator of a book I read, but I thought Jason Zenobia to be exceptional. His presentation was crisp and clear.
March 28, 2021
This is a pretty good snapshot of the various laws that the progressives of the time tried to put in place to protect black people who had been freed from slavery. And how none of them really worked. But to really be about the construction era, this did not really explain anything at all about rebuilding of the south. Did the plantations stay in operation? Did they rebuild their economy or diversify at all from agriculture? How did poor wholesale fare after the war? What happened to union soldiers imprisoned in southern jails? This is an interesting book, but very one aided. Give it a different title and you would be fine.
July 5, 2023
Good Book
Overall, I think this is a good introductory book. It details various aspects of the Reconstruction Era and leaves the reader wanting more; wanting to dig deeper into some of concepts/things mentioned.
Overall, I think this is a good introductory book. It details various aspects of the Reconstruction Era and leaves the reader wanting more; wanting to dig deeper into some of concepts/things mentioned.
February 6, 2021
This put a lot of the history that contributed to today’s problems together for me.
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