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Write a 5 to 7 paragraph essay about one of the following topics. You may choose and write your essay ahead of time. Include 5 citations from the resource above.
1. Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era(1877 to 1915)
2. Write about the changes that one or more of the following groups: experienced: women, workers, farmers, and immigrants
3. What were the most important changes in the American economy of our period?
4. What were the most important technological changes our period
5. What were the most important problems faced by the American people during the period we have studied and how did reformers try to solve these problems.
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Running head: RECONSTRUCTION VS. JIM CROW ERA
Experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era
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RECONSTRUCTION VS. JIM CROW ERA
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Experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era
The 13th Amendment was enacted in 1865 and ended slavery in the United States, giving
African Americans a newly found freedom. After emancipation, African Americans living in the
South no longer faced the brutalities they faced in the past, and acquired freedom publicly and in
private. However, there was difficulty with attempting to cultivate a life after slavery. Although
slavery had ended, African Americans still faced white race prejudices, for instance Black
Codes. These were laws enacted that granted African Americans certain rights while at the same
time denying them some rights like serving in the military or in juries. The Black Codes required
African Americans farmers and tenant farmers to have labor contracts signed with White
landowners (Starkey, 2005). Although most Southern African Americans were free, the
conditions they lived in were desperate. They lacked education and wages during the slave...
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