Back to category: History Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. A closer look at the scene of reconstruction era During reconstruction period immediately following the Civil War, African Americans struggled to become equal citizens of a democratic republic. Debate over how far the government would go to secure freedom and civil rights for 4 mil former slaves, this led to a political crisis. Advocates of a minimal Reconstruction policy favored quick restoration of the Union with no protection for the freed slaves beyond prohibition of slavery. Proponents of a more radical policy wanted readm... Posted by: Alexander Bartfield Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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