1. From Freedom to Racism: Discrimination from 1866 to 1900
For Black Americans, this society existed in the south after the end of the civil war. ... The problems with race relations originated in the south during the reconstruction era after the civil war. ... This way, white plantation owners could assert their superiority over blacks and maintain the same social positions that had been in place before the civil war. ... After the civil war, some blacks moved north to try and make a living, but most stayed in the South becoming sharecroppers and farmers on the large plantations. ... In the South, Blacks were used as a scapegoat by the white land own...
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