Radical Reconstruction and freedmen Did Radical Reconstruction (1867-77) succeed or fail in protecting/ assisting freedmen? What were the most significant changes in the lives of freedmen?
Radical Reconstruction…. Freedmen’s Bureau in South to assist freedmen 14th Amendment- equal citizenship 15th Amendment- can’t deny vote based on race Reconstruction Act- South under military control…
What is a “carpetbagger”? What is meant by “bayonet rule”? What is the message of this cartoon? CARPETBAG AND BAYONET RULE THE SOLID SOUTH
Under Reconstruction, Republican government control the South: scalawags- white southern “traitors” who cooperate with the Republican governments Carpetbaggers- northern Republicans who move into the south Freedmen- former slaves (90% Republican) 1867 cartoon- military registering freedmen to vote 1868 cartoon 1872 cartoon
How did things change for former slaves during Reconstruction? Alone or with a partner, read the assigned sections of textbook (ch. 12, section 2) Identify the main idea(s) in the section Identify and bullet at least 3 supporting facts/details (feel free to use a separate piece of paper if you’ve large handwriting)
Voting/ Political Power (African Americans as Voters, p. 386 Politics and African Americans, p. 389) MAIN IDEA(S): AT LEAST 3 SUPPORTING DETAILS:
90% of eligible AAs vote in the South Voting/ Political Power (African Americans as Voters, p. 386 Politics and African Americans, p. 389) MAIN IDEA(S): 15th Amendment- African American (AA) men register to vote for the first time AT LEAST 3 SUPPORTING DETAILS: 9/10 AAs vote Republican 90% of eligible AAs vote in the South Face hardships- (threatened by employers)
1865-1877- AAs involved in politics for the first time Voting/ Political Power (African Americans as Voters, p. 386 Politics and African Americans, p. 389) MAIN IDEA(S): 15th Amendment- African American (AA) men register to vote for the first time 1865-1877- AAs involved in politics for the first time AT LEAST 3 SUPPORTING DETAILS: 9/10 AAs vote Republican 90% of eligible AAs vote in the South Face hardships- threatened by employers Afr. Ams. held office in local, state, and federal gov’t S Carolina- held a majority in state legislature 16 AAs elected to US Congress Hiram Revels- 1st AA Senator
Voting/ Political Power
Movement: How many “moved”? Those who did, where did they go?
Reunification of families
Education
RELIGION/ ORGANIZATIONS: African American churches, schools, volunteer groups form…
What is this a picture of? When do you think it was taken?
Sharecropping/ tenant farming HW: Was this system fair? How did it lead to a “cycle of debt”? How is it like slavery? Different?
Closure What are the 3 most important changes for freedmen during Reconstruction? Why? Voting Movement Reunification of fams Education New organizations Sharecropping
Did Radical Reconstruction (1867-77) succeed or fail in protecting/ assisting freedmen?
BB King interview BB King- What was life like for sharecroppers in 1930s/40s Mississippi? Positive? Negative?
What is the message?
Political Cartoons Thomas Nast SOURCING- Made cartoons for Harper’s Weekly, a NORTHERN magazine SOURCING- Do you think he’d be with President Johnson (lenient) or the Radical Republicans (punish the south, provide rights to freedmen)?
Shall I trust these men and not this man?
According to cartoons, how did attitudes towards Freedmen change over the course of Reconstruction?
COMPROMISE OF 1877 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknVMkVDUto Why is it called the “the Great Betrayal”? PREDICTION: What will happen with the return of “home rule” in the South?