Reconstruction

Reconstruction was the time after the Civil War where the United States was doing terribly financially because the war cost so much. It was a time where the US had to rebuild itself after being broken down, the government had to amend the constitution. Something good that came out of it was the Freedman's Bureau it attempted to help with black people plight which later led to the establishment of the 15th amendment which gave blacks the right to vote. Something that didn't turn out that great was the reconstruction of the south which is still going on today. The south never recovered and doesnt have as good of education, money, or property as the rest of the united states. Because it never recovered there is still a lot of racism going on in the southern states. Theres hate crimes still happening today, for example Tuesday September 29 in Baltimore Maryland 3 white supremacists beat a 76 year old black man while he was out fishing:

"the three defendants beat James A. Privott with a stick and shouted racial slurs in an unprovoked attack last month as he fished in a waterfront park in south Baltimore...Mr. Lockner told investigators the attack would not have happened if the victim had been white"

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/29/metro-briefs-19650787/