What were the gains that African Americans made during Reconstruction? Do you consider this progress? Explain why or why not

Read Chapter 11 of From Slavery to Freedom. Write a one to two pages paper
answering the following questions in essay form:

1. What was the Reconstruction Period and what were the overall goals and objectives?

2. What is the difference between Presidential Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction? Why do you think there was a disagreement on how the North was going to handle the
South after the war?

3. What were the gains that African Americans made during Reconstruction? Do you
consider this progress? Explain why or why not?

4. What was the white South’s response to African American integration into society?

5. What caused the end of Reconstruction? What did the end of Reconstruction mean for the African American population?

1. In the first paragraph of “Heavy in School, Burdened for Life” summarize the article in your own words, then give me your perspectives about the article. In other words, put on your academic lens and evaluate the article for gender, biases, and flawed data collection

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