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segregation was still legal in the u.s.
*Not only was segregation still legal in the US, there was tremendous resentment toward African American in the South especially after the Civil War. Lynchings and violent racial crimes were common. However, discrimination also was not limited to the South, but also occurred in the North. (e.g. the infamous Duluth lynchings in Minnesota). Blacks were simply not given equal opportunities, and a majority were poverty stricken. Having a low economic class also contributed to the general lack of success.
When president Hays took office in 1870 he made a deal to pull federal troops out of the south. This effectively stopped reconstruction and allowed Jim Crow laws to be enforced and discrimination to continue for another 100 years until the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed.
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What did some free African Americans fight for?
freedom for other african americans
What African country was created by free African Americans?
Liberia
Were all African-Americans slaves?
Not all African Americans were slaves. Many were free African Americans while others were so light in their skin color so they could pass as a white. Some free African Americans owned slaves themselves.
When did the free African Americans begin fighting for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War?
they started fighting right after the battle of Saratoga
What gains did African Americans make durning the early years of reconstruction?
African Americans were freed from slavery and one of the goals of Reconstruction was to help them adjust to living as free men. The federal Freedman's bureau was set up to help ex-slaves find food, housing and jobs and provide some education and medical aid.
What are the rights that free African Americans lost in the North and West during the 1820s and 1830s?
which was among the rights that free african americans lost in the north and west during the 1820s and 1830s
Why did congress disagree with president johnsons reconstruction plan?
It was hurtful to the poor African Americans who were free.
What role did the freedmen play in the Reconstruction governments?
The freedmen were the 4 million african americans that came to the South after they had been free. They gave Reconstruction goverments a glimpse of the struggle and hunger that the 4 million freedmen had. :(
What new opportunities did newly freed African Americans have during reconstruction?
Many African Americans moved north to escape residual prejudice in the south, but found a similar attitude albeit with more restraint. The North wanted them free, but by and large, did not want them as neighbors. African Americans toiled and fought for anther 100 years before they were granted equal rights as American citizens.
Slave owners created diffuculties for free African Americans because?
In the south there were no "free African Americans ". All African Americans in the southern states were slaves. Therefore, slaves owners didn't create problems for free African Americans because they never met a free slaves.
What did some free African Americans fight for?
freedom for other african americans
How did Washington change his enlistment policy during the revolution?
by allowing FREE African Americans to join the army
What African country was created by free African Americans?
Liberia
How did free african americans protect their freedom during this time in texas?
They made it look like they were free and didn't look like slaves.
Were all African-Americans slaves?
Not all African Americans were slaves. Many were free African Americans while others were so light in their skin color so they could pass as a white. Some free African Americans owned slaves themselves.
What industy did most African Americans find jobs?
Most free African Americans in the south during the 1800s found work not very different from slave work, such as being a laborer.
Do slaves and free African Americans mingle?
no
