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During the war, Reconstruction began in the state of Tennessee
under strict military rule, following in many ways the same
course as Maryland. Tennessee's Reconstruction began in the
slaveholding areas of the state where Confederate sentiments were
strong. Throughout these rehearsals, emancipated
African-Americans prevailed with a lack of concern for their
fate; although they were freed, they were still denied most basic
rights such as citizenship and voting. This paper looks at both
the positive and negative aspects of Reconstruction.
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for their fate; although they were freed, they were still denied most basic rights such as citizenship and voting. This paper looks at both the positive and negative aspects
of Reconstruction. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JGArectn.wps Sucesses and Failures of the Reconstruction Period 05/2001 For More
Information on How to Use This Paper Properly, INTRODUCTION When the Reconstruction Period arrived, it looked as though blacks were going to gain even more rights
alongside the emancipation that had already taken place; however, it actually proved to represent a time "of much disappointment" (Kirkendale pop.html?cuid=9617&keywords=southern*culture) for many. It was not that laws were
not in place as a means by which to protect blacks from the injustices once faced, but those laws were often ignored by the whites. The provisions, as they
called them, were meant to provide blacks with the ability to perform the same as others, without the restrictions of being slaves. However, it appeared that this aspect put
the fear of God into many white folks, inasmuch as they were afraid that the four million slaves who became liberated would revolt against them. DISAPPOINTMENTS AFTER RECONSTRUCTION In
truth, all the blacks wanted was their freedom, but because the whites were too intimidated to allow what was inherently theirs to begin with, they established yet another set of
rules that rendered blacks as second class citizens. After the Civil War, blacks earned the long-awaited right to vote and even hold office. Some left the plantations but
many became sharecroppers; it was not long before a new black community began to take shape. But white backlash soon began, and the black population lost most of what
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