Reconstruction of the South

The reconstruction of the South began after the Civil War ended. The South was for slavery, while the North was against it. When the Civil War was over, the South was mad because African Americans began to gain their rights back. They no longer had to do slave labor for whites. There were many people in the South that were upset with this change. Some people went too far with this issue. Six men created a group called the "Ku Klux Klan" as known as the "KKK." Many African Americans were killed by this group.

Once the African Americans gained all their rights back, they could now have citizenship, vote, hold office, go to school, and own property. Even though they got their rights back, women were still not as equal as men. Women still had to try to gain as many rights as the men had.

Since many farms were destroyed in the South from the reconstruction, many had to be redone and fixed. It took them a while to get them redone. The North had little to no fixing up. The North was fighting for the African Americans to get their rights and they succeeded. When the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed, everyone was treated equal and still are today.