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A 3 page paper which analyzes whether or not the period of Reconstruction left a positive or negative legacy in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. An Analysis of Reconstruction and
its Legacy Research Compiled for by J.A. Rodgers, December 2010 To Use This Paper Properly, Please
Introduction Following the Civil War the South was in a position that was often seen as chaotic and truly without a great deal of direction. Slavery was no longer legal
and an entire economic empire, so to speak, was dismantled with the end of slavery. Reconstruction began but it was not necessarily what it could have been in relationship to
truly bringing the South into the Union in the same manner as the North, and in relationship to how it treated the newly freed slaves. However, many may argue that
what took place with Reconstruction was positive and thus the legacy was positive. The following paper examines some various authors as presented in the book the American Spirit by David
Kennedy and Thomas Bailey to access whether that legacy was positive or negative. An Analysis of Reconstruction and its Legacy In one essay, The Radical Republicans Take a
Hard Line it is evidenced, through congressional assessments, that "The conclusion of your committee therefore is, that the so-called Confederate States are not, at present entitled to representation in the
Congress of the United States" (Kennedy; Bailey 12). While the issue was far more complex than this, such information indicates that many believed the South was not ready to be
a part of the nation, although they were obliged to live under the rules of the Union. This indicates that the South was incredibly vulnerable, and also left to its
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