In 1865 the 13th amendment was created which purpose was to abolish slavery in the United States. Then in 1868, 14th amendment was came alone providing a guarantee of rights and security of the freed people. Finally, the 15th amendment was issued, and it allowed African- Americans the right to vote. This led to allowing the states to come up with the black codes. These were laws that applied to the freed man stopping them from serving in juries, coming to private properties, sitting in the back of the bus and even serving the military representing the United States. This is what we know as segregation. Even though all the laws and amendments were passed they white men still did everything they could to separate the black from them.  It always seemed that the black race was progressing but at the end of the day they would go forward and back at the same time. Yeah laws were passed for them but the white race always found its way to let them know that they were still inferior, and as the United States citizens they were they could not be denied any of those rights.

For example, when the slaves were let free, the white men knew that the freed men did not have the resources to become independent right away. Yes, passing the bills and amendments was a step for the black race to become independent sometime in the future but not right away. They did not have the money, or the knowledge of education to know that they could be more the just sharecroppers. As they were “free men’ living in their masters land, they had to follow a contract that they had to sign agreeing to give about 50% of the crops to the White men to pay for everything they needed.

In the other had during the civil rights movement that took places later on they African Americans were still being treated differently. The white men segregated them by sending them to separate schools, different benches at park, sitting in the back of the public buses, not having any kind of relationship with them. They treated them as if they were not humans just as everyone else was. The whole country was divided as “white men” and in the other side the “Black Men” yes legally they have the right but they were not being enforced in any way.

The civil rights movements were a time period when the Colored men got tired of after all they have been through and everything they had done they were still treated different. Many men tried to stand up for the black men but not all of them got to live long enough to make it happen. A lot of these men were killed as they attempted to make the black men right the same as the white men. They stood up so that the white men would want to have a relation with them, why not? They were human beings, who should have the same civil rights, such as sitting in the same place in the bus, going to the same school, attending the same restaurants, drinking out of the same water fountains. Also, they should be able to have the good things the white men had. By which I mean that the white men would always have newer things and not would forget but would intentionally leave the old things that didn’t work to the freed men. At the end of the day after everything the color society wen through and everything their ancestors suffered they are not free and have the equal right so many fought for.

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How free were the Slaves after the reconstruction.

The slaves were not free at all after the reconstruction. Yeah they had the rights but they did not have the resources to be free.! they could not leave their master's plantation because not many of the slaves had the money to go to the north and be free so staying at in the south as their only option. 50% of their crops grown in their master's plantation where they also lived was for the white people to pay for the tools the freed men use and themselves. It was thelegal way for the white men to feel in a type of control over the freed men . They didn't want to realize that they now not had any control over them and if they wanted to live they could, but the white men were very aware that the freed men did not only not have the resources economically but also they didn't have the education to do it.

Should we forgive the South.?

The president of the North claimed to want to give the south amnesty but as we discussed in class the North nor the South were happy about this. Lincoln wanted to replace loyal rule in the south. He also agreed on forgiving the crimes all the high ranking confederate officials had committed. Ten percent of the south states had to take an oath of loyalty but even though that was a part of it, it was not enough, ten percent of the population is a very small percent as we descussed it in class.This part of the reconstruction made the republicans mad because the congress men were confederates goverment officials. They didn't agree with it because their crimes were just forgiven easily.

Stereotypes in the Country.

We are so aware of the stereotypes in our society due to the fact that we are surounded by so many other cultures and societies at all time. In this country people come to accomplish te "American Dream" from all over the world, and we all thing our culture is better then an other one. So we creat this stereotypes of eachother to make the other one look bad. Also, sometimes we feel like there are certain guidelines we need to follow to fill in or represent our culture and where we come from. we do ot ofter realize that we hurt people by sayig things we say just because that is what we are told since we are kids. Childre are told by their families to always represent their traditios ad culture but ever realize that it is how we creat the stereotypes we kow today.

Don't fix what is Not broken!

"The government is best, which governs least." This quote I believe  was said  to tell the goverment to do what they have to do but to stay away from the population's life as much as possible. Do not give or take away anything from the people who believe it is fine the way it is. We do not need the government to "fix" what we consider is good for the country. Do I agree with this qoute said by Thoreau? Of course! The less you try to tell the people what to do the better the country will be led. We don't need to be told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. The government should focus more on the things that need to be taken care such as education, immigration, polution and the youth of the country. If we were to focus  more on what need to be done to become the best country we can be to the world then the country as a whole would feel well represented by their government and would have more respect for them.

Schools should take a look at the way students are being thought history. Little kids should not be looking at the cartoon movies to learn about what happened in history. Plus those cartoons are not even telling them the true of what really happened. Te country does not want us to learn what really did go down because they would not want to make themselves look bad. In our eyes the united states is an honorably country which many other countries look up to right now but if we were to know what really happened in detailed then we would probably not be as fascinated by the country and its government anymore. Therefore we teach the kids what we want them to know to represent us in a good manners the country. We should think  that we are preparing this young adults for life and one day they will  run into someone who will make them feel like ignorance for believing what we are being thought at school which is not always the right story and that is when the education reputastion for this country will start going down. It might be too late to try to fix it then.

Countries should not be able to disappear any content of their history due to the fact that is it not in their favor. Children should have the right to learn about both sides of history to understand better why people did what they did and why events occur the way they did. Students want to know the other side of the story not to pick sides but to be able to appreciate the complete history of the world. It could be easier for students if they can identify with one side of the they even or battle to learn the content of the history behind the actual event. Countries should by law not be able to hide to students the true story behind the history of the world.

In my opinion history is one of the most important subjects at school. Many kids argue that why should we learn about what happened in the past, but every event that has happened anytime before this minute has brought us to where we are today. History has opened as it might have closed opportunities for us. For example, in my families history thank to my grandmother who was brave enough to immigrate to the United States to give her children a better life I have the chance to have a good education and be bilingual. If my grandmother would have stayed in Guatemala I would not even have any kind of chance to attend a college here or in Guatemala. So my history has brought me to where i am now and the same way happened with the history of this country and any other country. Whatever happened before has brought it to where it is today and student should have that knowledge of  the past events of the world which have helped us come to this point in the world.