the relationships between the treatment of African-Americans during Reconstruction with the treatment of the same peoples during the United States Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s

With the end of the Civil War in 1865 African-Americans still had fewer rights than white people. Even with the passing of laws such as the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifthtenth amendments, which were aimed at giving

 

 them equal protection under law, blacks were still discriminated against. Although under law African-Americans had equal rights they were still considered economically inferior to the whites and suffered from this position below them.

It was nearly impossible for a black farmer to be able to own and farm his own land because whites were given first priority.

Many important events involving discrimination against African Americans proceeded the era known as the Civil Rights Movement. The importation and enslavement of Africans is perhaps the most notorious example of inhumanity in United States history. The abolishment of slavery did not change the perceptions that allowed discrimination to continue.

• In 1808, there was a ban on the import of slaves. The prohibition was in vein because the trade continued.

• In1863, the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln officially ended slavery. However, the proclamation could not instantly transform attitudes of many citizens or the legacy of a country that had considered African Americans as less than human.

• In 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was confirmed by the 13 th amendment of the Constitution which outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.

• In 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson established a policy of separate but equal accommodations for african-americans.

Was Lt. Col. Chamberlain right? I think he was obsolutly right. He told his people true. Even if this true didn`t make anybody happy.
Like a good leader, he made everything in the best way. They went and knew that they could die. He gave them a chance to decide what is more important in there lifes. This person made people feel may be not the best side but the right side. He opened their eyes for that situation.
Definatly, this person was a good leader because he wasn`t afraid of true.

  Slavery, while something that Lincoln did not support, was a heated topic. Secession began largely in part because the South believed that the election of Lincoln was going to jeopardize their ability to own slaves - therefore damaging their economy. Even in the North, there were slavery supporters, and Lincoln essentially had to make the war about preserving the Union - if he made it about slavery, he would lose supporters, which he greatly needed during the course of the war - particularly if he was to gain a second term.

  It must be understood that while Lincoln hated slavery, he still didn't quite regard African Americans as equal; he in fact proposed that if they were to be freed, they should be sent back to Africa, or perhaps given their own piece of land/island in which they could live away from white men. When he finally signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it was less about freeing the slaves, and more about dealing a heavy political blow to the South. It actually did very little at first, but eventually the slaves themselves took it as their official declaration of freedom, and began to run away to the North; many joined the Union army.
  Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union to preserve the image of the United States being indivisible. But he also knew that this was eventually to be a war about slavery (no matter what he claimed initially). He knew that eventually, slavery would prevail throughout the Union, or it would have to be abolished - it couldn't be both.

Does history matter?

On the one hand, history is very important to realise who you are in this life. It`s very interesting and important to know about your ancestors. They had an idia and they try to achieve this aim. Like to make your country independant, for example. You must to know it because they try to do it from century to century, and when they finally made it as a result you live in independant country. So how you cannot know it. So many people made a huge effort to make your life better.
Furthermore, if you know your history, you will never repeat the faults that causes wars and different revolutions.
It is respectful to know history of your country. It is very important because of without histiry will be no future!

3.Should countries leave pieces of their history out, especially that which is negative, when documenting these stories?

If we study history, we have to know an oppinion of loosers and winners. Because I am sure they would tell so different stories! So if your country took part in the war or revolution, we must know it! Even if we loose. This way we can know what things are wrong. If to write history only from the words of winners, it won`t be history. It will be like a fantastic story. So citiezens of country have to know all aspects of their country`s history.