Throughout all of history around the world, women have always been second-class citizens in nations they helped build. When the 15th Amendmentwas finally passed, many African Americans rejoiced because they now had the right to vote, but only the males. … Continue reading
One type of freedom discussed in Chapter 15 of Eric Foner’s book GIVE ME LIBERTY was the right of African American’s to vote in the United States. The right to vote has always been one of the basic civil liberties … Continue reading
Many former slaves believed they needed land to move ahead in there social-economic status. They didn’t want to continue to work on plantations but wanted their own plantations. The freedmen insisted that without land they were no better than the … Continue reading
2/25/1870-Washington, DC: Hiram Revels, 1st African American Senator from Mississippi, taking oath of office in Washington. In chapter 15 Foner spoke about the many types of freedom African Americans wanted and were granted. The rights to an education, the right … Continue reading
Freedom of education was limited to only white people. Only a few lucky blacks were able to attend school. However, it was not the best quality of education they were given comparing to the whites. Even though they were not … Continue reading
Many may not realize the journey women took to get to where they are today. It took a long battle of determination and hard work to get what they desired- the right to vote. At first, all white men were … Continue reading
Freedom of religion was discussed by Eric Foner in chapter 15. Following the civil war, blacks abandoned white controlled institutions to go on and build churches of their own. By the end of Reconstruction, only 600 of the 42,000 black … Continue reading
One type of freedom besides the African Americans breaking off from slavery was the women’s rights. So once the 15th amendment was established on the constitution, many white females started wondering about their rights to vote as well. They thought … Continue reading
After the passing of the fourteenth amendment, adapatation of said law opened the door for all-around freedom for Blacks (especially in the South). However, it was evident that baby-steps were needed to be taken before the former slaves were given … Continue reading
The fifteen amendement as mentioned in Foner’s book was the amendment that prohibited both the state and federal governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This meant … Continue reading
In Chapter 15 of his book “Give Me Liberty!”, Eric Foner mentions quite a few definitions of freedom. Garrison Frazier described freedom as “placing us where we could reap the fruit of our own labor, and take care of ourselves”. … Continue reading
In the 15th chapter of the reading , civil freedom was discussed. The Civil Rights Bill was considered to be one of the most important bills ever presented to the House. It would define all people born in the United … Continue reading
One freedom Foner talked about was the freedom to vote. Former slaves believed that the right to vote was vital in their vision of freedom. Blacks being denied the right to vote would mean that they are unequal to whites. … Continue reading
One of the freedoms that Eric Foner discusses in his Chapter on Reconstruction is political freedom. What this mainly boiled down to was the right to vote. Before the reconstruction era, this right was limited only to White citizens excluding … Continue reading
Among the many types of freedoms discussed by Eric Foner, political freedom was one that many African Americans asked for once the period of Reconstruction began. Though they were given the title of freed men and women with the end … Continue reading
Freedom to own property. Before 1865, African Americans were slaves, working without payment. During the Reconstruction era, African Americans believed that they deserved to acquire the land that they worked on due to the fact that they haven’t received payment … Continue reading
One type of freedom discussed by Foner is Political freedom. An example of political freedom would be different groups of people like women or african americans obtaining the right to vote. As these groups gained more political freedom they also … Continue reading
You know that question that most men ask about women, what do women want. Well prior to 1920, women wanted freedom. Ever since the Reconstruction period women started to think about their freedom because women had fewer rights than African American … Continue reading
Just like how African-Americans sought for the true meaning and extent of freedom, so did women too. Reconstruction had little to do with women’s rights. Work was limited for women and when they did find work, the pay was undeniably … Continue reading
One type of freedom Foner described is the freedom from the the numerous injustices of slavery, such as punishment by the lash, separation of families, denial of access to education, the sexual exploitation of black women by their owners. African … Continue reading