In the reconstruction video it brought to light some things and events that most people probably don't know about. It showed us what life was like for Black people after the Civil War. From what the video told us life was very hard and violent for people in New Orleans.
Black communities in New Orleans were frequently attacked by white mops, and at least 48 people died from these attack attacks.
Luckily some actions were taken to try to right these wrongs, the survivors of these attacks like Lucy Tibbs testified to Congress despite the risk of future violence against black people.
During the 1800s specifically June 1866 the 14th Amendment became very important, establishing a birthright to citizenship in the country. It goes like this, if you were born in the country then the state cannot deny any person due process or equal protection of any laws.
The 14th amendment also forced southern states to allow black men to vote in the country and hold office.
It's also important to know that a year later in 1867 congress divided the former confederacy into five military districts, which were then overseen by US generals.
But this wasn't the only important thing that happened in 1867, during this year activists and army officers registered black voters across the south. The share of black men nationwide who could vote, rose from being under 1% at the start of the year to more than 80% by the end of the year.
Although a lot of people were against black people in the aftermath of the Civil War, some people were actually fighting with them in a way. For instance, poor farmers sided with them because they both wanted the same thing, better conditions for farmers and both races.
AI was uses to in this but only as a guide to form the outline
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