HUMAN 1BS Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Group For The Study Of Reactive Motion, Ambrose Bierce
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1867 1877: things were better for black people of america than in later years. Confederates and how they"re supposed to be treated. Treason / guilty of terrorism: punishment by death. Comes to side of forgiveness (forgiven for their crimes: logistical nightmare of putting everyone to trial, not just practical concern but also implications of lives of people who were enslaved. Slaves are not their property anymore: slavery is illegal at this time. Need money to acquire land: this is an issue because owners made money from slaves, slaves get no compensation when released. Andrew johnson slave holding southerner sympathizes with the south / southern concerns. Handling of freed slaves black codes: established vagrancy as a crime spending money poorly gets people arrested. Reconstruction (1867-1877) people in north not thrilled in emancipation. Birth of a nation saving white women from black men. Doesn"t write positively in sense of putting something forward.
