Reconstruction Continued K2 productions

After Slavery Voters New freedoms Education Politics Hiram Revels Sharecropping Tenant Farming Cotton

Voting Many A.A. were Republicans 90% of qualified A.A. voted in the south Flocked to the polls

New Freedoms News Freedoms – Previously Couldn’t Marry Legally Travel without permission Attend School Live and work as they pleased Many freed slaves traveled The 10 largest southern cities doubled Reunification of families Freedmen's Bureau helped to reunite families

Education 80% of freed slaves over 20 were illiterate in 1870 Freed slaves wanted to be educated Initially blacks were taught by whites mostly women 1869 blacks outnumbered white teachers ,000 African Americans were in elementary schools Many whites tried to keep them out with violence Black churches were created

Politics Most early black politicians were born free and educated in the north 1867 –more freed slaves were holding office African Americans still and were the minority of office holders Only 16 black members of congress Hiram Revels –First A.A. in the senate Only 5 A.A. in the senate since reconstruction

Farming

Sharecropping