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Reconstruction, The Success of the Elite White South
Title: Reconstruction, The Success of the Elite White South
Category: History
Details: Words: 1477 | Pages: 6.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Reconstruction, The Success of the Elite White South
During the 12 year period after the Civil War (1865-1877) four main groups of people, Southern Whites, Recently Freed Blacks, Northern Democrats, and Northern Republicans, were all competing to rebuild the war ravaged South to their advantage or ideals, but it was the Southern Whites whose needs were most closely met. Because the freedmen were never given social equality, education, means of economic success, or full participation in government operations the plantation owners of the south were …showed first 75 words of 1477 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1477 total…few options to choose from. Everywhere the black man turned paths were off limits to him, and the only one that seemed to be open was one of lower class citizen whose life was still basically determined by the white man. The outcome of the reconstruction truly favored the whites in that all power was given to them. They were able to control the destiny of not only themselves, but of the blacks as well.
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