The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) ended slavery, and slavery’s end meant newfound freedom for African Americans.During the period of Reconstruction, some 2000 African Americans held government jobs.The black family, the black church, and education were central elements in the lives of post-emancipation African Americans.Many African Americans lived in desperate rural poverty across the South in the decades following the Civil War.
They found it very difficult to gain their rights.
Feedback: Slaves gained their freedom, but the Southern states worked hard to prevent them from gaining all of the rights of citizens. Some slaves moved to the North.
