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African Americans were free but they weren't at the same time. They were free by law, but the KKK and Black Codes kept them restricted.

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african americans were free under law but not in sicierty

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african americans were not free during the reconstruction because they were still being beaten

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African Americans were not free during reconstruction. The White people made the black code, limiting African Americans freedom. Section 1 says no negro is allowed to go into town without permission from his employee. This was a loophole for them to be able to still have some control over the african americans. They weren't allowed to carry fire arms. This went against "the right to bare arms".

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the african americans were not truly free during the reconstruction era, they were free by law but did not get treated as such they had no rights and their freedom was limited

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African Americans were not free. They were treated worse after the Reconstruction Amendments were passed.

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The slaves were not truly free during the Reconstruction because they being treated worse than before. Slaves were being killed , beaten.

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African AMericans were not free during reconstruction because of the black codes that kept them from achieving success and they got beaten.

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They were not free because they were still treated as slaves with harsh punishments. Laws destroyed the African American"s freedom.

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African Americans were NOT free. Their lives were getting controlled by whites. Even though there were laws on freeing slaves(the black codes), they were still treated poorly and harshly during the Reconstruction.

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African Americans were not free because they still had rules against them like the black codes, and they were still treated poorly by the white population, African Americans would sometimes be beaten by white people.

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they were free in some states of the union,  however they were some limitations  as the black codes and organizations such as K.K and the White league that terrorized them , actions that let the fear control most of the african americans.

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no they were not free. they were still being killed, and they were still being talked to like slaves

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African Americans were not free during the reconstruction period. They were still treated as if they were less than whites, and perhaps, treated even worse than when they were considered property. Victims of crimes who were African Americans didn't get any remorse, and the 'crimes' committed weren't even considered as an actual crime.

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african americans were not free because they were still treated like slaves for example black codes they couldn't own firearms or rent/own a house also in document C it says there were men and women shot,beat and hung

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African Americans were not free during reconstruction because of the pain and torment they went through from groups like the K.K.K and the restrictions they had put on them like those in the Black Codes

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The negros weren't free. The black codes basically prohibited any negro to start a new life
The picture of the KKK and white league showed the fear of the negroes and control over how they live.

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Sydney                                                                                                     African Americans were not free during Reconstruction.  They were still viewed as property and not treated with respect. The were denied rights to even rent a house just because of the fact that they were black. 

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Sydney                                                                                                     African Americans were not free during Reconstruction.  They were still viewed as property and not treated with respect. The were denied rights to even rent a house just because of the fact that they were black. 

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the african americans were not free during this reconstruction, they were denied rights ,they had to follow rules and obligations that treated them as slaves

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slaves werent free because they didnt have the same rights as whites

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the black people weren't free and they were still treated like property and not humans also laws were made to limit what the black people could do.

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They really weren't. Laws were made to destroy slavery but it never went away. They were treated less and were seen as property

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Slaves in my opinion were not free because there "freedom" was controlled if you are free you should have the same rights as the people that used to control them

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they were not free because even though they were free, they still had to call people master and they needed a pass to get into a town

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They were not free in the south they were treated worse after being freed then as they were as slaves the south made laws to take away their freedom and attacked them if they were found without an owner.

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Using today’s lesson and your knowledge of social studies, respond to the question below using two pieces of evidence. (Include your name in your response)

Were African Americans free during Reconstruction?