reconstruction and race relations

reconstruction and race relations

I have an assigment about history. the assignment is reconstruction and race relations . it needs to be 4 to 5 pages . Examine three (3) methods that the overwhelmingly white southerner power structure used after the Civil War to make the exercise of freedom challenging for former slaves. Identify three (3) actions which freed people took in order to challenge the efforts of certain white southerners to keep them in a slave status following the end of the Civil War. Describe two (2) aspects of the post-Reconstruction political and social climate that left former slaves and other groups vulnerable to discrimination and second class citizenship. Note: Discuss at least two (2) pieces of legislation at the local, state, and/or federal levels during the nineteenth century that solidified the status of African Americans and other non-white Americans. Provide two (2) examples of the effects of racial tension from the nineteenth century which have spilled over into American society today. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment besides the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and most other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. For instance, Ask.com, homework wikis and other websites are not suitable.it should be APA style