Many Southern whites during the post-Civil War era held a defensive attitude towards the changes brought about by Reconstruction. They often viewed the federal government's efforts to promote civil rights for African Americans as an infringement on their way of life and social order. This resistance manifested in the establishment of discriminatory laws, violent groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and a commitment to maintaining white supremacy in various aspects of society. Overall, their attitude was characterized by a desire to restore pre-war social hierarchies and resist integration and equality.
slavery
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Farmers?
Many poor southern whites came to realize they were being used to fight a rich man's war. While scions of plantations were given deferrals from service, the ranks were mainly composed of men who had never owned a slave. Many were against secession and loyal to the union.
Compition of free'd black men
Poor southern whites fought to defend many things. These people fought to keep their land, their rights, and often their workers.
since southern whites were mainly buddhist monks, many of them sacraficed precious time at their shrines in order to get to the fifth heaven.
slavery
Southern farmers Populists Southern whites
In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as controlling their future without northern interference
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Farmers?
southern whites.
Many poor southern whites came to realize they were being used to fight a rich man's war. While scions of plantations were given deferrals from service, the ranks were mainly composed of men who had never owned a slave. Many were against secession and loyal to the union.
Compition of free'd black men
mountain people
southern whites.