After the American Civil War the south was left in ruins from their loss to the union. The slaves were freed and the country left in pieces. With this problem an era was born. Reconstruction was the main focus of the land; bring the south back to the union. Though hopes were high the plan didn’t work out like it was planned. Reconstruction was a failure because even though the south was integrated back into the United States the citizens were taking on a new life. Social, economic, and political aspects of reconstruction were unchecked thus causing some major problems. Before Reconstruction the south saw African Americans as property, a tool used for making a profit. Economically farming was the main source of income. Now that salves are free and no longer owned the south had to find another way to make money. Sharecropping became popular as a legal form of slavery. Since African Americans didn’t have any way of making money they had to go back working on farms. This reversed the plan of freeing slaves as they went right back to working on plantations. Sharecropping also affected white people in poverty as they were forced to borrow land from richer folks. To pay them back they gave most of their profits to the land owner. The south was in financial ruins …show more content…
White southern politicians passed black codes that reversed the rights the African Americans gained. The thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery. Fourteenth amendment made everyone born in America a citizen, including blacks. Finally the fifteenth amendment allowed blacks the right to vote. With all these new rules in favor of African American you would think that they would be seen as equals. Since white were in power and still refused to give previous slaves rights they managed to restrict their rights. Black codes were made, like blacks cannot work for more than one employer. This ensured low wages and poor working