What effect did Reconstruction have on former slaves? Were they better off after Reconstruction than they were before the Civil War?
After the Civil war slaves were free, but had to work for themselves and earn there own money. Sharecropping was a big part that effected the slaves lives because they worked on a white mans land as free people, but had to pay money to rent out farming tools and land. This was another form of slavery but allowed the African Americans have a slim income that they must support their whole family with.
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