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The Journey of African Americans Post-Civil War: Struggles and Triumphs

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This article explores the life of African Americans following the Civil War, focusing on the Reconstruction Era (1865-1870) and its impacts, including the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. It delves into the rise of discriminatory practices like the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws that limited opportunities for free blacks, leading to the restoration of white supremacy in the South. Additionally, it highlights the Great Migration, where millions sought refuge from Southern racism in Northern cities, fostering cultural movements and new opportunities despite ongoing challenges.

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  1. Post-Civil War Life For African-Americans By: Troy Nickens

  2. After The Civil War • Reconstruction of The South between 1865 and 1870. • The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. • Rise of Ku Klux Klan. • Reconstruction ultimately failed due to creation of the “Black Codes”. • Restoration of White Supremacy in The South.

  3. “Black Codes” • Created to limit the opportunities of free blacks in the south. • Ensured availability as a work force since slavery was abolished. • In some southern states African-Americans were only permitted to work as domestic servants or in agriculture. • Black Codes soon turned into Jim Crow Laws. • Boy Willie still worked on Sutter’s land after slavery was abolished.

  4. Life In The South • Racism had a very strong influence in southern states. • Jim Crow Laws • Segregation • Hate Crimes

  5. Life In The North • Mass migration of African-Americans to The North created racial tension in northern cities such as New York. • New Deal programs presented new opportunities for African-Americans in The North. • Enabled African-American artists to find word during the depression.

  6. The Great Migration: African-American Exodus • Leave southern racism to forge a new beginning in the North. • Between 1915 and 1970, estimated 6 million African-Americans moved from The South to The North, Midwest, and West. • During Early 1900s New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland saw about 40 percent increase in African-American Population. • Harlem, New York became a center for African-American Culture.

  7. Black Migration Trends

  8. Booker T. Washington • Believed that Education was the key to achieving equality. • Was tolerant of segregation. • Founded Tuskegee Institute in the black belt of Alabama. • Faced black and white opposition when the Niagara Movement and NAACP groups demanded civil rights and protested against white aggression.

  9. W.E.B. Du Bois • Demanded full equality without compromise • One of the co-founders of the NAACP • One of the co-founders of the Niagara Movement • Opposed Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise. • Spoke against racism in the military, in education, and white aggression.

  10. Marcus Garvey • Believed that all African-Americans should return to their ancestral land (Africa). • Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

  11. Bibliography • http://mgagnon.myweb.uga.edu/students/3090/04SP3090-Briggs.htm • http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture09.html • http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/reconstruction/introduction.html • http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/washington/bio.html • http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/part5.html • http://www.biography.com/people/marcus-garvey-9307319 • http://www.biography.com/people/web-du-bois-9279924