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3. Non-Government Organizations their goals

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3. Non-Government Organizations their goals

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During reconstruction Union Leagues were pivotal for black men and the republican party at the time. Union Leagues were established to help black men register to vote, some were specifically to vote republican. Union Leagues and other similar organizations gained republicans many votes in elections during reconstrutions. White supremacist groups such as the KKK would target republican leaders and black people, killing at the very least 35 black officials. With the abolition of slavery, many formerly enslaved people resorted to sharecropping, leaving many people in immense debt to land owners. Although the sharecropper could become a planter or land owner themseves, many fell into debt due to declining cotton prices, poor managment, and exhaustion of the soil, keeping many people in some form of seritude.

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During 1867 a number of White people in the south became violent in response to the reconstruction. Specifically they didn't like the racial change and started to challenge local republican leaders. They didn't like African Americans challenging white authority. The federal government and president stopped giving support to the people trying to fight back and that officially ended the reconstruction era.

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After the reconstruction period, racial segregation laws were enacted (more commonly known as Jim Crow laws. In southern states these laws were mandated in all public places. Jim Crow laws began around 1877 and only ended in 1965

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After the Civil War, many African Americans went to work on farms as tenants. Tenancy farming proved to be an effective method as many African Americans did not have the financial support or knowledge of tending one's own farm. The tenancy ladder also helped support tenant farming as it allowed some farmers to gradually earn more and more, if they had enough money. By the time the Great Depression came around, many tenant farmers found themselves falling down the tenancy ladder due to major flaws in the system, eventually leading to it's shutdown.

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Shortly after the abolishment of slavery, many African Americans headed off to a variety of schools to attain knowledge. The north helped fund the establishments by creating the Freedman's Bureau, which would provide overall infrastructure for the new educational system. This system was temporarily halted however in 1870 with the shutdown of the Freedman's Bureau. As well as this, African Americans would not be allowed to go into higher education until the founding of Georgia State Industrial College. In the end, only a few African Americans could achieve scholarship due to lower than average income.

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During the reconstruction era African Americans gained a voice in our government for the first time. However after winning a few elections in southern states those changes were reversed by white supremacy groups in less than a decade. Besides being required to uphold the abolition of slavery, southern governments were given the ability to rebuild themselves. The federal government also had no right to determine voting requirements at the state level. Congress passed multiple bills to help formerly enslaved people but were vetoed by president Andrew Johnson. This ended up leading to his impeachment in 1868.

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The 13th amendment states that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction". In simpler terms, the 13th amendment states that slavery and involuntary servitude shall not exist within the United States, except when deemed as an appropriate punishment.

The 14th amendment prevents states from depriving citizens of their right to life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The rest of the 14th amendment focuses on the rights of the government and isn't as majorly momentous as Section 1.

Finally, the 15th amendment allows the right to vote to not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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In your Table group, first create own Padlet, add your names. Your task is to create a web of what reconstruction meant.  Different Categories should include positive as well as negative aspects
1.) Reconstruction Amendments
2.) Gov.t Agencies/Department involved, as well as their goals
3.) Non-Government Organizations their goals
4.) Politics
5.) Education
6.) Work Labor Contacts
7.) Reaction to Reconstruction
8.) Conclusion of Reconstruction

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After the civil war, politics in America changed forever. In a period called the Radical Reconstruction, blacks in America were given many rights for the first time. These included the right to vote, and official citizenship. Due to this newfound involvement, groups supporting blacks in government sprouted up. During this period 2,000 African Americans served in political offices, both in the north and south. Some specific black figures who rose up in the government are Hiram Revels, Robert Elliott, and Joseph Rainey. All of these African-Americans reached high places in the government, fairly quickly in the Radical Reconstruction.