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The American declaration of independence stated, that: “All men are created equal”. But in the 19th century only whites were born with equal opportunities. Africans were imported as slaves and had to work on the fields of the whites. Until 1865 the Negroes were treated and looked at as something lower than human. They were compared to apes, and therefore just owned the same rights as animals. They were raised believing that whites were superior. It took them years to realize that they have to stand up for their rights. The uprising turned into a brutal civil war.
After the war, the slaves were freed. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment of the U.S. constitution prohibited slavery, discrimination and denegation of the right …show more content…
The American declaration of independence stated, that: “All men are created equal”. But in the 19th century only whites were born with equal opportunities. Africans were imported as slaves and had to work on the fields of the whites. Until 1865 the Negroes were treated and looked at as something lower than human. They were compared to apes, and therefore just owned the same rights as animals. They were raised believing that whites were superior. It took them years to realize that they have to stand up for their rights. The uprising turned into a brutal civil war.
After the war, the slaves were freed. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment of the U.S. constitution prohibited slavery, discrimination and denegation of the right to vote (Appendix A). The former slaves were promised land and a mule as well as equal opportunities and rights as the whites.
But even though, these laws existed they were still treated unfairly. African Americans had been very poor as slaves and being free didn’t make them rich. Most did not receive their own land, which means that they had to go back to work for whites. Laws were introduced to prevent blacks from voting. They had to pass a literacy test and be able to pay a poll tax. Only if their grandfather had been able to vote, then they could skip the two tests. Barely any Negro was able to fulfill these requirements, and so they remained without the promised right to vote. On top of this, Jim Crow laws were introduced. They
After the war, the slaves were freed. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment of the U.S. constitution prohibited slavery, discrimination and denegation of the right …show more content…
The American declaration of independence stated, that: “All men are created equal”. But in the 19th century only whites were born with equal opportunities. Africans were imported as slaves and had to work on the fields of the whites. Until 1865 the Negroes were treated and looked at as something lower than human. They were compared to apes, and therefore just owned the same rights as animals. They were raised believing that whites were superior. It took them years to realize that they have to stand up for their rights. The uprising turned into a brutal civil war.
After the war, the slaves were freed. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment of the U.S. constitution prohibited slavery, discrimination and denegation of the right to vote (Appendix A). The former slaves were promised land and a mule as well as equal opportunities and rights as the whites.
But even though, these laws existed they were still treated unfairly. African Americans had been very poor as slaves and being free didn’t make them rich. Most did not receive their own land, which means that they had to go back to work for whites. Laws were introduced to prevent blacks from voting. They had to pass a literacy test and be able to pay a poll tax. Only if their grandfather had been able to vote, then they could skip the two tests. Barely any Negro was able to fulfill these requirements, and so they remained without the promised right to vote. On top of this, Jim Crow laws were introduced. They
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