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reconstruction in the south
Title: reconstruction in the south
Category: History
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reconstruction in the south
In U.S. history, Reconstruction refers to the time period following the
Civil War and to the process by which the states of the confederacy were
readmitted to full membership in the union. The period was marked by
struggles between political parties about how reconstruction should proceed
and between the president and congress over who should direct it.
Reconstruction aroused violent controversy over constitutional powers
of federal government to intervene in a states affairs. Northern …showed first 75 words of 1306 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1306 total…he withdrew troops and the last Republican governments fell.
Reconstruction left a nasty legacy to future generations of Americans. Whites Southern felt wronged and for years perceived blacks as potentially dangerous political enemies. By failing to develop a fair Reconstruction , Northerners permitted the creation of a caste system in the South that deprived many black Americans and poor whites of basic rights. The effects of discrimination that developed during Reconstruction still persists to this day.
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