The main problem was that they thought that their rights were being violated, the same way that the other colonies had felt which led to the Revolutionary War to take place. Along the way the southern colonies had been made to purchase any goods that they may have needed from the Northern colonies at a much higher rate compared everything else. The southern colonies had a lot of disagreement about the entrance of newly slave states so they lost much power in the political eyes in regard to this situation. When the different sides and different points of view in both the Northern colonies as well as the Southern colonies looked at the constitution they seen it in different ways, the southern government officials felt that the constitution should be honored the way that it was originally written and the Northern officials realized that the constitution will always be a changing and growing the product of the government. When looking at the union you ask what was the major unrelenting hurt on the union was considered to be the major problem of trading and tariffs ,because the southern colonies mainly depended upon trade or bartering to obtain goods they were forced to get them from the Northern colonies or receive them from European
In many Southern States the force and presence of the Klan was enough to dissuade African Americans from joining the campaign - Mississippi, as state with the highest amount of Klan activity also had the lowest amount of registered African American voters, and the lowest amount of NAACP activists. The Klan’s ability to intimidate African Americans could be viewed as a reason in explaining why it took so long for the Bill to be passed. The open racism of the klan was another big issue for the Civil Rights Campaign. The conspicuous nature of their hate made racism more commonplace, and accepted thing that happened. This de facto bigotry made it more difficult for civil rights activist to change the hearts and minds of the activists, and made politicians reticent about their support of the campaign, for fear of losing public support.
By alienating the whites, defacto change could not occur which meant that dejure change couldn’t be pushed through, with the reluctance of the African Americans to work with the whites this caused the biggest impact to weakening the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Another important factor was the radicalisation of Martin Luther King (MLK from here forward), this weakened the civil rights movement by
Just like these two there were many people who did not even like that there was a war in the first place but there was really no choice. Lincoln at one point did not even feel that he was capable enough of completely getting rid of slavery because he knew that it would cause problems in the future. He knew that abolishing slavery would turn the north and south against each other even more than it already had. (Pederson, Estell, & Kenneth, 1994). Just because he did not immediately take advantage of his position, probably do what any other would do today, and abolish slavery does not mean he supported it.
Whatever his intent, this would have kept them enslaved to the whites of the South. Blacks were segregated and treated unfairly for many years to come by the whites of the South. Their rights were ignored by many white leaders; while attempting to appear as though they truly cared about the welfare of the blacks trying to become productive and honest citizens of The United States. In some ways he was right to proceed cautiously as it could have led to many deaths, but sometimes one must make a sacrifice to allow others to truly
“Slavery gave way to Jim Crow, lynchings, poll taxes, redlining and educational and job discrimination. Although illegal now, these tools perpetuated a racial hierarchy that affects every American today...” (Lee) The effects of the slavery still effect today. It is ignorance if people think that slavery does not affect the people of today. Our past generations help set our path in life, negative or positive. People born into poor families do not have every opportunity as those with money.
Northerners saw the Klan as an attempt to win through terrorism what they had been unable to win on the battlefield. Such a simple view did not totally explain the Klan's sway over the South, but there is little doubt that many Confederate veterans exchanged their rebel gray for the hoods and sheets of the invisible empire. The conditions in the South, immediately after the war, added to Southerners' fears and frustrations. Cities, plantations and farms were ruined; people were broke and often hungry; there was an occupation army in their midst; and Reconstruction governments threatened to seize the traditional white ruling authority. In the first few months after the fighting ended, white Southerners had to contend with the losses of life, property, and in their eyes, honor.
Even though they were simply accused of having left wing views, but it could not be proven. Others tried to use the amendment to avoid being held in contempt of congress, they were black listed. Many of them were unable to return to their what would have been successful careers. People were jailed, blacklisted; thus suffered financial issues due to loss of employment and even had their passports revoked based on accusations that couldn’t be prove nor for fear they would try to over throw the government just because they had a different political view. Many of these people were innocent of even opposing the government or acting on their views if they did oppose.
But for many, the Emancipation Proclamation did not lead to happiness, but to a long dark journey that was even worst than staying as a slave. Freedom is a word directly associated with hope and prosperity, but for many American Slaves freedom was not just a matter of liberty, but a challenge to survive in a completely new world. When
The war was fought over three main disagreements - economy, state rights, and slavery. The south didn’t have the factories and machinery that the northern states had, and were therefore less successful. The heart of their economy revolved around slavery, and the northern states didn’t like this. The north wanted to abolish slavery. This led to fighting over which territories would have slavery or not, and eventually seven states, including Virginia, left the United States and formed their own country, called the Confederate States of America.