RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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They bought land from former plantation owners who could not afford to keep it.
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They had to compete with the former slaves for land and jobs.
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They lost much of their land to the former slaves.
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They felt no impact from the change since they had not owned slaves.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some emancipated slaves quickly fled from the neighborhood of their owners, while others became wage laborers for former owners. Most importantly, African Americans could make choices for themselves about where they labored and the type of work they performed.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free."
Detailed explanation-3: -The emancipation of slaves affected the structure of the African American family by providing more stability. While enslaved, African Americans were constantly under the threat of being sold away to distant plantations, and numerous slave sales tore families apart.
Detailed explanation-4: -Though many black leaders decried Lincoln’s tardy efforts to act definitively on slavery, when he finally did release the Emancipation Proclamation, both the freed and enslaved African-American community rejoiced at this decisive step towards freedom.