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In this class, one of our main objectives is to understand the present as a product of history–
in the case of this lecture, the foundations and evolutions of systemic racism in American society.
The passage of the Reconstruction Amendments following the Civil War promised new freedoms and opportunities to African Americans. However, those amendments, as well as the progress of African
Americans in the early phases of Reconstruction, were systematically circumvented and dismantled.
Drawing on this unit’s material, write a 250-350 word post considering the below questions in
your response.
Questions:
1.Why were the specific freedoms granted by the three Reconstruction Amendments
especially significant? What protections against discrimination do they not cover? (Hint: think about
what grants citizens positions of power/success in this country.)
2.What are several examples of how these freedoms were subverted in the Jim Crow system in the
South?
3.How did African Americans respond to and resist these oppressions?
4.What is the significance of confronting this historical narrative today–BOTH oppressive measures and resistance measures?
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