The First Reconstruction A Revolution

Many people will argue that the social and political changes in the period between 1860 and 1877 culminated in a revolution. This time period, known as the First Reconstruction, made many advances in equality for Blacks in voting, politics, and the use of public facilities. The lawmakers of the time were however unable to make adequate progress in advancing economic equality; therefore Blacks didn’t completely escape their original plight. This should not be considered a revolution …

…out the now infamous Jim Crow laws were implemented, completely negating all of the accomplishments of the Reconstruction Period. Reconstruction offered great promise and hope to Blacks but it failed to achieve all its goals, resulting in its many accomplishments disappearing into history in the decades directly following. So as you can see the political and social changes of the period between 1860 and 1877 amounted in a mere uprising and not in a revolution. Bibliography none