ir civil rights. All these problems cast a deep shadow over their new freedom.”“Violence against African-Americans occurred from the first days of the Reconstruction…klansmen rode to frustrate Reconstruction and keep the freedman in subjection. Nighttime harassment whippings, beatings, and murder became common, and terrorism dominated some areas.” Nortan Pg. 458 “In spite of its achievements, the Freedmen's Bureau did not solve the serious economic problems of African Americans. Most of them continued to live in poverty. They also suffered from racist threats and violence and from laws restricting their civil rights. All these problems cast a deep shadow over their new freedom.” (http://www.campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/USA/14Ammend.html)...
