HIST 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Black Church, Reconstruction Era, Sharecropping
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Pg 546-57: general william t sherman & edwin m stanton met to discuss with a group of men that become important to. Establish schools, provide aid to the poor and old, settle disputes between races. 60-66 former slaves were lazy bc they thought freedom meant no labor the battle between president andrew johnson and congress over reconstruction = profound changes in citizenship and meaning of. Keep johnsons background in mind when thinking ofhis actions!! (pg61) Johnson veteoed two bills one- modification to johnsons policy and two-civil rights bill , but eventually the civil rights bill was passed. 14th amendment meant divison between the parties. 13th amendment- 1865, abolished slavery, declared it unconstitutional. Freedmen"s bureau 1865, government agency, task focused on assisting in the relocation of the freed slaves, help to ease transition from slavery to freedom, reunited families, placed marriages on legal footing, established schools for former slaves.
