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What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
When them damned yanks came down and rubbed it in our faces.
The Freedmen's Bureau.
Of course!Some rich white men sent their slaves to fight for them, and others brought their slaves with them to work in the army behind the lines, and with them in battle.Some free blacks also fought for the South.
It wasn't just a fight about race but a fight about what was right. It wasn't just white vs. black but a fight against a set of standards that were not fair. Many whites didn't like the system either.
They fought against the Whites.
He believed the Whites were the cause of all their problems and the devil.
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What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
If you are referring to the Reconstruction Era in America then it was a bit of both. They were free but they still had issues with the whites because the whites were not comfortable with them. They got mistreated but they were better off than before.
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Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
When African Americans were first guaranteed the right to vote during Reconstruction, most of them voted for Republican candidates. This was because Southern Whites who were against Reconstruction mostly belonged to the Democratic Party.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was an organization created to fight racial discrimination against African Americans. Many blacks and whites alike united within this organization to fight racism.
When them damned yanks came down and rubbed it in our faces.