... sexually abused. Blacks generally worked from sun up to can't see at night. In the midst of the darkest episode of human civilization there was some compassion. All slave masters were not cruel. On some plantations, in particular plantations where the master fathered many children by slave women, Blacks were not totally dehumanized. Meanwhile, what was the condition of Blacks after slavery? As the war ended in 1865 the Reconstruction period began. During this period all hell broke loose in the South. After the northern victory in 1865 the North (military) virtually occupied the South throughout the ten-year Reconstruction period. Northern politicians, the Union army and the so-called carpet baggers treated the South harshly. This period witnessed the former slaves gaining rights as citizens. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution became a living reality for Blacks. These amendments freed Blacks from slavery, gave them citizenship ...

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