In addition to the economic plight of blacks, former Confederate officials once again took over the legislature of the South and created new Francois 2 laws to accommodate their bigotry and racism. Among these new laws were the hated Black Codes, basically a legalized reinstitution of slavery. ... After four years of near-endless fighting, the South was devastated economically. ... Soon after 1877, the infamous Jim Crow laws were enacted, completely segregating blacks and whites, unequally, for the next 80 years. ...

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The early Americans wanted many things, from their own laws to religious freedoms, but most of all they wanted to be considered equals in the eyes of man. ... He withdrew $2,000,000 for military purposes without authorization, when the Constitution states that no money can be taken from the treasury unless approved by law. ... Also, Lincoln censored some anti-Union newspapers and had editors and publishers arrested, when the constitution clearly states that no law shall be made taking away freedom of speech or the press (Boritt,156). ... But, there was no evidence that the country's c...

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