After Reconstruction, life for Black Americans was marked by systemic racism and economic hardship. Many faced Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation and discrimination, limiting their rights and opportunities. Sharecropping became prevalent, often trapping them in cycles of poverty and debt. Despite these challenges, Black communities worked to establish schools, churches, and social organizations to assert their identity and promote resilience.
not so strict, like they just wanted to get it over with and the the blacks had no rights
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
THe Black Church
Blacks had the right to vote.
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
Helped out blacks
Both.
not so strict, like they just wanted to get it over with and the the blacks had no rights
one way reconstruction was a failure is that the freedman bureau burn down the blacks school, meaning no freedom what so ever for the blacks.
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
Blacks had the right to vote.
THe Black Church
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
they can eart
Exodusters
blacks and whites who supported blacks (mainly)
The most important institution for blacks after Reconstruction was undoubtedly the black church. Churches gave black people a place all of their own, free from the control of whites.