The Trials of Reconstruction

During the Reconstruction time, there was many chaos within the citizens due to the new passing of laws and because of all the racism that the citizens were implying on the African  Americans. The events that impact he citizens and me more is how much the African  Americans had to go through even when they were suppose to be free from slavery. There was some impacting  laws that passed during this time, for example, since their was lots of racism to the African Americans even after they were suppose to be " free" in the name of the Civil War, they were still suffering from deep racism and even if they were " free" , they were not given a shelter and other living necessities.  The African  Americans had to either go into hard labor and work, or they had to find a way to make money and support their families. That was when the law called Freedman's Bureau, which was a law that granted the African American's a shelter, food and medical attention to the African Americans. The Freedman's Bureau struggled as 
Congress refused to increase its funding and expired in 1872. There were also other trials during this reconstruction time that attacked the  rights of the African Americans such as "Colloquy with Colored Ministers "  which was like an interview with Garrison Frazier, and he was saying that when the Africans received their "freedom" they wanted the right to own land and they wanted to treat it with their labor. They wanted to work on their land themselves because they believed that was the right thing to do.  They wanted to take care of themselves and also assist the government. It did not matter what the government had done to them they still wnated to assist them. This interview shows us the African Americans fighting for their rights during the Reconstruction era. But of course the greedy citizens wanted to abolish those rights that the Africans deserved with the trial of, Petition of Committee on Behalf of the Freedman to Andrew Johnson ( 1865).  This went against the previous event of the African Americans wanting to own land. the Africans were able to own land and they did put their own labor and hard work into the land, but it was suddenly destroyed when the southerners decided to take "their " land back. It was unfair to take away the land of the Africans and they felt betrayed and robbed.  The reconstruction Era was suppose to grant more rights for the fellow Africans, but only bought more chaos and depression. 

Stop all Racism 

 Unfortunately, even today colored people have not gained equal status in our communities. Its not only the colored people who suffer but also the undocumented people as well. They have to suffer through all the racism that is still attacking them even today. For example, in the news we see that the news casters portray the colored people and undocumented people as savages that only commit crimes and that we have no morals. They give us stereotypes that aren't true and make us look wrong throughout all the other races. This problem has been going on in the Reconstruction era  and has lived on even in modern times.  Colored people have not gained equal status and still suffer with trying to be accepted and showing the world that everyone is equal, no matter what their skin color is, we are all human.