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IN WHAT WAYS DID WHITE AND BLACK SOUTHERNERS RECAT TO

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IN WHAT WAYS DID WHITE AND BLACK SOUTHERNERS RECAT TO

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Pointless to say, Southerners were harsh about the Reconstruction policies which was levied on them by the United States of America. The period 1865-1877, these Southerners who already had to face trounce during the war, were totally shattered both financially as well as communally. Further to that, they had to face penalizing limitations. Southerners unsurprisingly detested the arrival of novice people, whose main intention was to rule the states. . The whites southern response in the direction of black men at the time of the Reconstruction was not full of joy. These whites were not happy with the fact that the then freed black men who earlier were slaves, were presently allowed to take part in the reconstruction since they were newly freed. The twelve year period as mentioned above basically can be termed as the start of Andrew Johnson’s presidency “Feelings of the Black Men” where these black people had this feeling that they were being cheated, betrayed since they were assured of independence and impartiality but the same was soon snatched away. Hence this was the main reason behind the White Southerners not supporting the Reconstruction policy. Further to this, these Whites were not in favour of the Reconstruction government. These people did not agree to the voting rights which was being vested on the black southerners andwho were permitted to take part in the state government as well. Hence, they ended up starting what is known as “The Black Codes.” The said code ensured that the life of the blacks were made worse so much that it even did not allow them to utilise their own rights (Khan Academy 2015). Although the northern part had tried to move the southern part in a positive manner towards these blacks, however they failed to succeed to a greater extent sincea large part of the Southerners were racist and had a belief that they were above all (Cole 2012). Thus one very prominent question that arises in the minds of all is that what led the white southerners react in such a manner and were they inclined towards protection of their own world which they considered to be superior in nature. Well, the most apt reason is fear and insecurity. They were not sure of how the world be, the kind of place it would be for them after the said freedom and hence this insecurity led to the protest against the said Reconstruction (Talbott 2009). However, the fact that the main aim behind Reconstruction was basically a way to safeguard the rights of the slaves pre war specially which comprised of the African Americans. But the said Reconstruction had a mixed response wherein some are of the notion that the same was a
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