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“Reconstruction was a complete bust,” declared an enraged and overworked historian. “African Americans were no better off in late nineteenth-century America than they had been as slaves before the Civil War, and white southerners simply ignored federal laws and retained full control of the region.” Analyze this claim by examining the effects of Emancipation and Reconstruction on former African American slaves and the South as a whole from 1860-1877. Were any southern residents better off in 1877 than in 1860?

 

 

Reconstruction.

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President Lincoln’s goal for reconstruction remained linked to his goal in
the war-preserve the Union. His plan favored leniency, to as quickly as
possible reintegrate the south and gain the support of Southern Unionists
(mostly former Whigs). Radical Republicans urged a much harsher course,
believing that the south was unrepentant and should bear the costs of
Reconstruction.
INSTRUCTIONS:
To prepare you must complete the following readings:
• Review the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black
Codes, and the linked document, taken from the writings
of William A. DunningDownload William A. Dunning.
• Review the relevant sections of Chapter 18: The Southern Burden
and Life in the New South.
• Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS
American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil
WarLinks to an external site.
• Utilize at least one of the linked sources to support your
discussion.
• Identify and incorporate at least one additional outside source to
support your discussion. In addition to the textbook, you may use
any material outside of the textbook.

Reconstruction.

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

President Lincoln’s goal for reconstruction remained linked to his goal in
the war-preserve the Union. His plan favored leniency, to as quickly as
possible reintegrate the south and gain the support of Southern Unionists
(mostly former Whigs). Radical Republicans urged a much harsher course,
believing that the south was unrepentant and should bear the costs of
Reconstruction.
INSTRUCTIONS:
To prepare you must complete the following readings:
• Review the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black
Codes, and the linked document, taken from the writings
of William A. DunningDownload William A. Dunning.
• Review the relevant sections of Chapter 18: The Southern Burden
and Life in the New South.
• Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS
American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil
WarLinks to an external site.
• Utilize at least one of the linked sources to support your
discussion.
• Identify and incorporate at least one additional outside source to
support your discussion. In addition to the textbook, you may use
any material outside of the textbook.

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After the Civil War, white Southerners could no longer extract Black labor through enslavement and sought to “obtain their labor by some other method.” What methods were used to continue to exploit Black labor after Emancipation?

 

 

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Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners, black and white, rich and poor. Explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed. Were the changes for the better or worse?

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In your historical interpretation, was Reconstruction a success or a failure? Or was it something in between? In your response, consider land policy, key legislation during Presidential and Radical Reconstruction, southern politics, racial and political violence, and northern “fatigue” with Reconstruction. Be sure to make clear what you mean by success and failure.