Positive Effects Of Reconstruction

The events of Reconstruction significantly improved the well being of freedman in American society by offering them equal rights. Slaves were discriminated against in ways that couldn’t be imagined. This was because of one thing: their skin color. Why should being a different race or ethnicity result to how one was treated? They weren’t any different from white people, but they begged to differ. White people grew up being brainwashed that African Americans were dangerous people, and should be worked hard, as slaves. Slaves had become used to this harsh treatment, thinking it was the only option. They had believed that nothing could change, and this was how life was supposed to be. But, when the Reconstruction time period occurred, instead of black people being treated unfairly, they would finally have a say in what they believed in. They were able to speak up for themselves, which some African Americans thought was the impossible.

The 13thAmendment led to the positive affects on slaves and freedmen. First off the Amendments led to black’s lifestyles becoming better. According to the 13th Amendment, “Neither slaver or involuntary servitude…or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This showed that slavery had been banned. Abraham Lincoln passed this rule …show more content…
A result from this was that ex-slaves were actually considered citizens by law. Doing this would allow freedmen to have to rights of a citizen at that time. The 14th amendment stated that, “All persons born or naturalized… nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law. By creating this, it would ensure that all people would become citizens of the United States. This would improve the treatment of freedmen. Evidently, many slaves were now “actual” citizens in the United States and all people would be treated equally regardless of the color of their