When attempting to rebuild America following the Civil War, the south retaliated, which resulted in organized forms of violence. After the Compromise of 1877 and the deals made with the presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes, reconstruction weakened again and the compromise betrayed African Americans and resulted in more racial discrimination. Many white supremacist groups led these retaliations, “the most infamous of these groups was the Ku Klux Klan” (Source 1). Groups like the Ku Klux Klan violated the rights of the African Americans and freed slaves and this proved to be a big problem during the time of reconstruction. 

 When the Great Depression, and other economic issues hit, it overtook the reconstruction as the most important issue in the nation. This halted civil rights developments as the economy along with society collapsed. “Reconstruction ended when northerners abandoned the cause of former slaves and Democrats recaptured southern politics” (Source 2). The economic system collapsing, opened up a door for southern politics to be recaptured. 

 There was an electoral majority, so the congress decided. “In exchange for the presidency, Hayes had to agree to withdraw the remaining federal troops from the South so the Democrats could take full control” (Source 3). Hayes corruptly took what is an essence, a bribe. By pulling the troops of the south, there was no longer a need to follow the new rules, such as the 14th and 15th amendment. This started the Jim Crow Laws which last for about 100 years.

 The idea of reconstruction was revolutionary, the logistics of such a great plan came to be flawed in many ways. Reconstruction gave a brief glimpse into what equality and civil rights, in general, could be, but ultimately failed in the end.

When attempting to rebuild America following the Civil War, the south retaliated, which resulted in organized forms of violence. After the Compromise of 1877 and the deals made with the presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes, reconstruction weakened again and the compromise betrayed African Americans and resulted in more racial discrimination. Many white supremist groups led these retaliations, “the most infamous of these groups was the Ku Klux Klan” (Source 1). Groups like the Ku Klux Klan violated the rights of the African Americans and freed slaves and this proved to be a big problem during the time of reconstruction. 

When the Great Depression, and other economic issues hit, it overtook the reconstruction as the most important issue in the nation. This halted civil rights developments as the economy along with society collapsed. “Reconstruction ended when northerners abandoned the cause of former slaves and Democrats recaptured southern politics” (Source 2). The economic system collapsing, opened up a door for southern politics to be recaptured. 

There was an electoral majority, so the congress decided. “In exchange for the presidency, Hayes had to agree to withdraw the remaining federal troops from the South so the Democrats could take full control” (Source 3). Hayes corruptly took what is an essence, a bribe. By pulling the troops of the south, there was no longer a need to follow the new rules, such as the 14th and 15th amendment. This started the Jim Crow Laws which last for about 100 years.

The idea of reconstruction was revolutionary, the logistics of such a great plan came to be flawed in many ways. Reconstruction gave a brief glimpse into what equality and civil rights in general could be, but ultimately failed in the end.