The primary successes of Reconstruction include:
• Public education- organizations and individuals worked to improve literacy and education for African Americans
• Freedom- The federal government outlawed slavery with the 13th Amendment, defined citizenship and protected all Americans under the law with the 14th Amendment and extended suffrage to all men in the 15th Amendment.
• Freedmen’s Bureau-brought on food, clothing and education.
The primary failures of Reconstruction include:
• Kkk – to maintain white supremacy and intimidate black voters or any other whites who supported them
• Black codes- voting restriction to suppress the right and opportunities of African Americans
• Public education- organizations and individuals worked to improve literacy and education for African Americans
• Freedom- The federal government outlawed slavery with the 13th Amendment, defined citizenship and protected all Americans under the law with the 14th Amendment and extended suffrage to all men in the 15th Amendment.
• Freedmen’s Bureau-brought on food, clothing and education.
The primary failures of Reconstruction include:
• Kkk – to maintain white supremacy and intimidate black voters or any other whites who supported them
• Black codes- voting restriction to suppress the right and opportunities of African Americans