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Compare And Contrast African American And Northerners After The Civil War

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During the Civil War, both Northerners and Southerners debated what the status of African Americans would be after the war. With the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the passing of the 13th amendment in 1865, it became unclear as to where African Americans stood both in government and in society. While neither Northerners nor Southerners perceived enslaved African Americans and whites as equals, Northerners did recognize that African Americans were citizens not property. Northerners did recognize African Americans as citizens, whereas Southerners did not. The image printed in the Harper’s Weekly newspaper shortly after the Emancipation depicts the treatment of slaves before the Proclamation, African Americans living their
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