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Kathryn Galbraith American History Effect of Reconstruction A)<Tab/> <Tab/>Reconstruction had an enormous effect on the freedmen and the society they were forced to live in. While reconstruction protected some civil rights for the African Americans it did nothing to help the social inadequacies and the economy. The ex-slaves were left with practically nothing, including land. They were not allowed to own guns or knives and …

…Klan instilled their views it caused unimaginable problems for the newly freed slaves. Without the proper tools, no freedmen could function properly in society and therefore they basically led the same role as they had before slavery was abolished. Freedmen were not able to establish credit of any sort and due to the limitations placed on slaves they were doomed to become black farm laborers in a permanent peasant class. <Tab/>