There were some hopeful years during reconstruction, lots of black officials before Jim crow and kkk. It didn’t last because presidents after Lincoln abdicated their responsibility of educating the south and preventing voter/elected official intimidation.
Yes rebuilding the south faster would have turned out better for everyone. /S
There were some hopeful years during reconstruction, lots of black officials before Jim crow and kkk. It didn’t last because presidents after Lincoln abdicated their responsibility of educating the south and preventing voter/elected official intimidation.