politics ben, billy, emmy
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RECONSTRUCTION PHOTO ESSAY
Ben Gunning, Billy Van Cleve, & Emmy Sprong
THESIS: FONER ’S “THE MEAN ING OF FREEDOM”
According to Foner, the African American community
knew that by achieving autonomy they would set the
groundwork for a new black community and a better life,
centered on stabilizing their families, creating social
organizations (including churches and schools), attempting
to obtain economic independence, and striving for equal
rights, all in the face of conservative white resistance.
THESIS: RECONSTRUCTIONPOLITICS
African Americans desired integration rather than
separation within the political sphere in order to
obtain equality before the law, which—if achieved—
would lead to independence from white control.
Early African-American Leaders
Elected
Suffrage Justifications: Service + American Ideals
Freedmen Work for Equal Rights
“Ballots Are The Freedman’s Moses”
Black Patriots Celebrate Union Victory
Southern Whites Resist Black Rights
Blacks Integrate Into WHITE POLITICS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Foner, Eric. “The Meaning of Freedom.” A Short History of Reconstruction.
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. 1990. 23-27. Print.
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/Pardon.htm
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/Franchise.htm
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/HRRevels.htm
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/NatColoredConv.htm
http://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/TimeWorksWonders.htm
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blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/Reconstruction/ElectioneeringAtTheSouth.htm
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/archive/05/0501001r.jpg
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