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American progress after the civil war was very slow for African Americans, they had been freed from slavery and given "equal rights", but loopholes and restrictions were placed to legally impose upon that freedom and equality that they were "given".

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American progress after the civil war was slow because even though a African Americans were given there freedom and rights, black codes were declining all there freedoms and rights that were said to be given

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American progress after the civil war was slow because even though a African Americans were given there freedom and rights, black codes were declining all there freedoms and rights that were said to be given

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Progress for white Americans regressed. White citizens were held to stricter laws as they could be punished for teaching black Americans to read and were required by law to act as police officers of their communities.

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American progress after the civil war was slower because the black community was not given the same rights as the white people of the community. The black codes made it so that black Americans could not practice religion and be educated.

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Progress after the civil war was slow because they were basically still slaves 

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Progress after the civil war was slow because they were basically still slaves 

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Even when slavery was abolished after the civil war, the black codes that were made, pretty much denied African Americans of their rights. "No Negro shall be allowed to pass within the limits of said parish..." Progress was not happening, we were not making everyones rights equal instead they were the same.

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American progress after the Civil War was slow because although many amendments were created to make people more equal, other laws were imposed that limited the effectiveness of the amendments. This is evident when most states say that African Americans cannot not do religious practices. Another example is that African Americans cannot meet together in the black codes of Louisiana.

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Progress for Americans after the civil war was very slow. Even though slavery was ended the African Americans didn't have their freedom. The black codes casted yet another shadow over the lives of African Americans. For African Americans who were taught or know how to " read or write either written or printed characters.....shall be punished by fine and whipping, or fine or whipping, at the discretion of the court" (Georgia). The white citizens are making it impossible for an African American to live a free and equal life in America. The African Americans "shall not be permitted to rent or keep a house within said parish"(Louisiana). If they can't rent a house, read, write, or get punished for the things that the people of porcelain color can get away with then how can they live a happy life?

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Progress for Americans was slow because although slavery was abolished, the black codes did not protect the rights of African Americans. The Black Codes stated:
- No African American can learn how to read nor write.
- No African American may practice any religion
These examples are few that refuse the rights that built America which includes equal opportunity as well as freedom of speech, religion, etc.

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Progress after the Civil War was slow because as amendments were added in order to further the rights of African Americans, ways were found to continue discrimination and unfair treatment outside of slavery.
- Blacks had to be in service to whites
- Blacks were not allowed to read or write

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Progress for Americans after the Civil War was slow. American's were still hung up on the idea of using African American's as workers with bad working condition and agreements. In the South Carolina Black Codes, XLVI, it says, All lost time, not caused by the act of the master, and all losses occasioned by neglect of his duties hereinbefore prescribed, may be deducted from the wages of the servant and food, nursing and other necessaries for the servant.

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After the war, even though slavery was outlawed, there was no freedom for African Americans and it was just as though nothing changed. Obviously there was not open brutality through slavery, but the attitude toward A.A remain the same and their rights never changes. For example, Negroes could not sell merchandise or have public meetings of any kind, which are rights that white people are given. Their rights greatly limited what they could accomplish.

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After the civil war progress was very slow for Americans because slaves were free but African Americans were still treated poorly. For example, in section 1 of the Slave Codes of Georgia, Africans Americans were not allowed to be taught how to read. In section 3 of Georgia Slave Codes, African Americans were not allowed to participate in white religions.

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African Americans were no longer considered slaves, but they still had very little rights. Section 4 of the the Louisiana black codes said that a white person had to be responsible for the conduct of each African American, and they still had to be in their regular service. Section 6 said that they could not partake in any religious activities, one of the few things that America was founded on.

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America after the Civil War was at a state of constant back and forth with slavery, freedom, independence, and coming together as a nation. Even though most slaves were free by then, they had strict rules, boundaries on what the black Americans could do. In Document A it shares "No person of color, whether free or slave, shall be allowed to preach to, exhort, or join in any religious exercise..." showing that they put guidelines, strict rules on what these newly free citizens could do. It also shares, "Any Negro found drunk, within the said parish shall pay a fine of five dollars," showing the difference between the black and white citizens of America and how they were treated.

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The progress for Americans was slow after the war because many people tried to keep the same systems, such as slavery, intact and people would use descriminatroy laws to try to keep minorties from equal rights.

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Even though they were considered free, African Americans were not provided the same rights that white people were. For example, African Americans were restricted from renting/keeping homes or conduct meetings in certain regions of Louisiana. In Mississippi, however, African Americans were allowed to intermarry and sue. Progress was slow, but existent after the Civil War.

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After the civil war, progress was slow for African Americans because the people still tried to keep former systems in place. However, it was harder to justify and keep the aforementioned systems. Moreover, progress was probably slow for Americans in general because former systems were still enforced.

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In terms of progress for the American people, and more specifically the African American community after the Civil War, it was a very slow process. The rights of the African Americans were not simply handed to them after being freed, but were rather heavily restricted and had to be fought for. They were not initially given the same rights as White Americans.

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Although they were now considered "free", African Americans did not have many of the rights they should have been granted. Progress was very slow as many African Americans were not able to vote due to factors such as the literacy test and the poll tax. In some areas they weren't even allowed to rent or own land.

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The progress for African American rights after the civil war was very gradual as many Southerners refused to given them their rights by proving "evidence" that whites were superior to African Americans. This was further complemented with the many attempts white Americans did to make it impossible for African Americans to vote, like the literacy test.

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America looks slow after the civil war because the rights of the people are fake. While white Americans claim that minorities have the right to vote, they don't because of the voting tests, poll tax, and the grandfather clause.

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The progress for African Americans after the civil war was very minimal because the majority of the south, past slave-owners and leaders were still refusing to give African Americans basic rights that U.S. citizens had. It took many years and protests for the African American community to receive their basic rights and equal opportunities within America.

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Progress after the Civil War was very slow and because the people in power were still trying to take away basic human rights from African Americans and not allowing them to have equal opportunity. African Americans had a very hard time trying to get rid of these restricting laws and amendments.

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The progress for African Americans was very little, they were free from savery but the racism was stillvery high, with states making certain laws to still exclude African Americans from society.

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The progress for Americans almost went in the opposite direction because even though the 13th amendment had been established and had freed all slaves, there were still plenty of rules and laws put in place in order to offset the liberties for whites and African Americans.

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The progress for Americans was a little slow after the civil war because rights between African Americans and white people were still not very equal and there was still a lot of racism in society.

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The progress for African Americans was still slow after the civil war because equal opportunities was still being stripped away from the majority of African Americans. There was racism being shown between White Americans and African Americans in the process of being able to vote.

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The progress for African Americans was very little right after the Civil War. They were freed from slavery once the 13th amendment was passed, but the racism they faced from others, as well as the government, was still staggering. They were not even close to being equals to whites despite the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment.

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The progress for Americans after the the Civil war was very slow because at first, white people did whatever they could to make it impossible for African Americans to vote or have many other simple human rights that everyone else had.

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Slow progress, because there were amendments made several years after the Civil War that advocated equality for whites and blacks.

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Progress for African-Americans after the Civil War was slow because although there were amendments passed in attempts to make things more equal, the states didn't measure up to those amendments. There were still ways of keeping black and white people separate without overtly using the law, like the literacy test and most social interactions in their society.

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Progress for Americans after the Civil War was very slow because with all the amendments slowly being added in it just kept pushing away African Americans from having the same rights as white Americans, as they did not get the chance to vote.

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Progress for Americans after the Civil War was extremely slow because regardless of amendments that were created, loop holes were made in order to prevent African Americans from fully joining society. For example, black codes were made per state to restrict African American's right to education and voting.

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African Americans were trying to claim their new rights and change laws.

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The progress for Americans after the civil war was very slow because not everyone had rights. It took a while before African Americans had basic rights like voting and education, and there was still a lot of racism.

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The Progress for Americans was slow because  Amendments were being added slowly, and loop holes were made to prevent voting. For example reading tests were made so you would always fail.