1. Equality and the Emancipation Proclamation
Equality can be defined as when a specific society or isolated group has identical status in political and social respects; these three factors are most important when judging equality as they have the most impact upon people's lives. ... After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Age of Reconstruction saw the introduction of Black codes in many Southern States as white officials, who had served the Confederacy, were elected to govern. ... By contrast to William Dunning, Sinclair agrees with my view that equality was hardly gained in the "de jure" and certainly not the "de fa...
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