Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Did the United States at the end of the Civil War represent the culmination of the Revolution or betrayal of the Revolution or an entirely different type of nation than one could have imagined at the Revolution? Introduction The Civil War that took place in the United States of America is an etched in people’s mind and experience in nation’s historical consciousness. Even though the 1776-1783 revolution laid the foundation of the U.S, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined the type of country it would be in the future. By the end of the Civil War, several politicians, civil rights groups and even the ordinary citizens of the U.S still asks the motive of the revolution. Therefore, the paper focuses …show more content…
The reconciliation that took place in 18877between the north and the south occurred at the expense of the poor whites and southern blacks. However, African American was stripped of their political gains they had fought for and restored the white supremacy through the legislation of Jim Crow laws. Rejuvenated racial segregation in the south became more severe with several blacks denied basic social rights with the period before the war. As a result, the economy in the south was fully under the control of the white supremacists who became the landlords, employers as well as the creditors (Kramer 56). The economic as well as physical duress, including numerous of executions, effectively disenfranchised the blacks from enjoying the fruits of civil war. The majority of the blacks became bitter with white racism and mobilized themselves to support Black Nationalism to advocate for their agenda since in their inner feelings; the whites had neglected their …show more content…
The war commenced as a struggle to bring revolution to free the blacks from chains of slavery by the whites in the Southern part of America who still believed it was a viable business to maintain and improve their economic status. However, the northern American used the war to try and end the slavery in the U.S.A as they deemed slavery as derailing development and improving the standards of everyone. The war seems overtaken by events and some individuals who used the opportunity to fight for their interest at the expense of revolution of making the American nation a better place for everyone. Hence, the war represents to some extent a culmination of revolution and as well as betray of some revolution. The blacks could come together to fight for their rights even though some of the white supremacists derailed their