Tag Archives: Freedom

From the auction-block to the ballot-box

by Esther Posted on September 14, 2010

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 →

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Land, Labor & Freedom

by Moti Ankari Posted on September 13, 2010

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 →

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Men had it easy. Women worked harder.

by debbie.chu Posted on September 12, 2010

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 →

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The Secondary Source with Force

by zachary.triano Posted on September 1, 2010

David Blight’s book seems interesting to me because it would help supplement the knowledge that I gain from this history class as well as providing more information and serving as a secondary source. It would give me more information into … Continue reading →

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