07 Jul Reconstructing the Nation
- Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War
- — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97JqxwjTuf8&feature=youtu.be
- This link will direct you to the full transcript of the — https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=37&page=transcript.
- ^^^^ What does it suggest about the prevailing Reconstruction sentiments in Congress?
- Read the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black Codes, and the linked site on the —- https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/reconstruction/a/black-codes
- Read the linked document, a selection from written by Charles H. Okten, a Mississippi Baptist preacher, and schoolteacher, in which he describes conditions for Black Americans under the sharecropping and crop-lien system. After you have completed your readings, post your response to ONE of the following questions:
- Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
- Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle. Was this system simply another version of slavery? Why or why not.
- Consider the following statement: “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
All discussion post must have in text citations and must be referenced. Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Your response to your peers must be at least 150 words.
