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In my opinion, yes, reconstruction after the civil war was a success. Without it we wouldn't be where we are now. The military reconstruction act was a big success. Reconstruction made freed slaves lives much better. The Freedmen´s Bureau helped many freed slaves and poor white citizens. Abraham Lincolns plan to get the south to come back to the union was easy on the south but when Andrew Johnson became president, he made it harder for the south to come back to the union. Making it harder to come back showed that the states that came back were going to be more loyal. That´s why i believe that reconstruction was a success.

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Abraham Lincoln (pictured below) has recently passed away on April 15, 1865, the late president was shot in Fords Theater. He was the 16th president of the USA and had many great accomplishments. He lead the union to victory in the civil war and freed slaves by passing the Emancipation Proclamation. The funeral will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL on the 15th of April.

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Diary Entry (from the point of view of a black southern sharecropper)

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Diary Entry (from the point of view of a black southern sharecropper)

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July 18th, 1873

This years crop should be the biggest I´ve had yet. Im almost sure that the landlord doesn't like me. Then again he used to own slaves. He keeps raising the portion of my crop that i owe him every year. My family is just fine though. I wish my house was a little bigger but its still better than the slave quarters were back in the day when i was young,

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During reconstruction the south wasn't obeying the 14th amendment, they created black codes which kept African Americans in slave like conditions. So the government passed the Military Reconstruction Act. This law made the military split the southern states into military zones.. The military were then like the police which means they enforced the laws fairly. This made the south very upset.

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The Role of African Americans during Reconstruction

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The Role of African Americans during Reconstruction

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The men in this picture are the first African American senators. The 15th amendment made these men´s accomplishments possible because it stated ¨right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Therefore making black men able to vote for members of their own race.

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The Freedmen´s Bureau During Reconstruction

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The Freedmen´s Bureau During Reconstruction

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The Freedmen´s Bureau is an agency that helps freed slaves and poor white citizens have food, housing, medical aid and education.They also attempt to settle former slaves on abandoned confederate land.  The bureau issues about 15 million food rations to blacks and 5 million to whites. So if you need help contact The Freedmen´s Bureau.