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For over AO years, starhag sr Ibbl, slavery
was liygad in the United States slaves were.
Sybhng for their freedom. In 1365, after the
Civil War heel evelal oncl the Thicteenth
Aeaerduaent abolishee! slavery) trecoluaen shit
Strwglel for Freedova. Black Auscricues alvtacly
had a sense of what Freedom woth be lke anc!
they grospeel 14 nts six. ppics.
Bloch Arutecicans had a vinien of Freeglou
beture they ustre treed. They dekine treedou
as having the ebility of unobilly , the right
bk own afl the right for eda the
right be/ vote, reurifcorhon of their &
the ryt to choose thelr gun [bor ancl
euuploypnen te After being freegl by the
Thirteenth Arend meat, ex-dlaves thot
they could freely move aseuncl, T+ can be
seen thad fredmen stroggieel with this
hbeeoure they pebhur the frendlent, In /
W865, freeden of Richmond, Virgiarer
Brebhar ty President Tohnsoa in popes of
warlics, tn dfjrotechin. They felt the need or his potechin from
Black Codes— laws to liu b black freedom andl visleace
aad abuse from the Ku Klux Klan. Black Americans were
aot trally free po rvve avons! becouse the Block Codes vegutred
ther to hove « pour wath ther ah all heres, Freedurgn
Yabo struggled fo boy aad owa ancl, After He war ended,
President Tohasa stactect te pve lead buck ty borurer slave
guaers tn Condedaude stades, Zn a ltter scat to fresiclent by
A breeduita ia Ldlisto Tslancl, foth Grelean, they gsks President
STehasen te give treus the land Hey hud Gilled the laa they
grew upon, aad the land they hadl bee futh Al do. The skrgde
for Feeeihacn bo ewan baad bos" benseen in tis Wter,
Black people wanted! to expand their educabor. da
order te prove that they were not iaterior beings, black
Pnerivius brew they needed schov's bo learn. 145 evident
by see how iuaportant educator wos dv thew because
S Shaws University ithe brst block colle, opercd the same
year the wor toded, In 1X70, the Fifteenth
Purtadurent wos passed nad granted black vsen
the sgt to vote. The vete wes on trportant
part toe blaciamuacicacin ta Elicia Centosbreedow, Al thou by law Freel ure trad
the Tight to vote, vrany were shill hesitunt
be publicly 9s wut avd! vote, Raceal groups
Like the Ke Klex Klan threatened black
Roawriquss who wasted to vote by Killing
thes. This is around the dine that lyvreln'ay
became sere pyptor, ord the kkk wos «
baajyor factor, One ‘ot the irost juaportaat
fachrs to debring frewlour For dlack Vrrevicens
wes Hhetr wbilthy 49 revaite will Heir
fumrilies. During slavery famibes were
torn apact by buyers acl sellecs yn the
slove trade. Pls, with the @biliby for
Freee. to yun the var letny dang the
Cal Woe, tavailies lost husbands, suns,
dad bwthess, Et was vety rwypeltant te
thew fo reba te there fiuslies. Al thosyh
they new ut wudd be a stretch, the
hlagh Parevitac who covid wrote ach
howe as Lafopuahon Waateel fol In
Heese ads, Peg wold! whe org thang Heycould! to help Vreuakind there lost loved arcs. They
wrote their lok puowe navres, bot huowe place lived,
Just hewn aoner, pol vivelly ther Felubosibip,
challenges !
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Blok Aureriears daced vo
danny Reconstr chon wad te Mediz, With Uurthed/
ophons, Freeduace gol worter aly fad a few ways
fo appre thee challayer. Booher Te Nashiyhy,
suggests WA Ws Pleats Exposibun Speech that
tredfines nn ae to eeshay oppor tuathie s,
fatus. 0 sell -odver cuent, ard to wake prace wilh
white Sothemcrs. Anvther opppriech they cold fake
was b prtrdst uncl Eplit ageuast june enref
lke Tile 9 Wel dees ira the
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Black foeiNns er aab'-lyyvclung be Paste The $rul
opprouch black Avygacuas cotel fike nr fony the
challeages of the hole was to wrignite weit, These
Peoph hnswr as éxodusters,
ma byes of selling Aelay brea the Black Codes ad
groups like the ky Klux Alen, They believect they
cotel acfrrlly Otaeact tree these.
Pl tng ta He Thiternth Pancercherr eat
wage atect i hevesus| Waaliuhes! slurry, Hre Frrteenth Pureudacat
ne ' Qranted thew ch reetsluis ard coal protechin,
tad the Fettecath Aurculment Give black
uncer the rig to vote, Fyregdlurcn dad worren
shill strug glee! or Freedur after the Ga} Was,
They Achiredl Feeclur as having Wrobility, bones
eile cuban whe, ruben her with fauuiy ed
chow of aoypley wacat. Lostly, treed uate er
Won usec! Steadeges dhe tvurvdeafr poi! preter
. te fuce Hee challenges of eM. duaing the Nadir
wd Rewwostruc dan.