Bibliography
The Significance of Reconstruction. Website: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3110.
The End of Reconstruction
Website. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3108
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Week 2 Reflection: Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow
The Great American Assumption that great wealth can be generated essentially from hard work and perseverance alone is a concept that I have always found troubling, as I have born witness to nothing of the sort in my 28 years thus far. Reconstruction was revolutionary for the Black peoples of the United States of America. A manner of sufferage was achieved by way of the Republicans and civil society imporoved for the Black people of the South and the North alike. Until the end of Reconstruction in 1877 where all but the faintest and the barest of minimums were met to "accomadate" the Blacks, there was progress. That progress was undone steadily over the course of years through to the very end of Jim Crow. The significance of Reconstruction is not to be understated, however. The call for equality continued on when the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 60's initiated.
Bibliography
The Significance of Reconstruction. Website: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3110.
The End of Reconstruction
Website. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3108
Bibliography
The Significance of Reconstruction. Website: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3110.
The End of Reconstruction
Website. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3108
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I agree with you that the idea of hard work equals being taken care of it a false reality. We are told that if we work hard we will be rewarded for that and that is the farthest for the true. The government gives you what they want, not what you earn. I agree that the reconstruction was not as effective as they want use to believe. They did just enough to not label it "slavery" anymore. We are still working for that equality that was promised all those years ago.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great start on the final essay question—keep the theme going through the semester and you will have a focused blog at then end.
ReplyDeleteHey Demetrius! I enjoyed your blog information as it was communicated precisely. Your information about Reconstruction in the South was a good read. The laws created during this period only restricted the lives of African-Americans and it made life difficult for them as well. Southern states basically stripped rights away from African Americans and kept African Americans segregated from whites after slavery ended. good blog and I will enjoy reading more from you in the future!
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ReplyDeleteI like the way you put things in perspective. Reconstruction was far from providing equality for African Americans. I also like the word accommodate. It’s crazy that a certain group of people have to be accommodated in an environment they live, work and socialize in when their acceptance should just be natural. Imagine having to be accommodated in your home. The accommodations weren’t nearly enough to make African Americans feel comfortable enough to coexist with whites, if anything it probably scared them more