HIST 1301 HCC Why Is Reconstruction Considered a Failure Questions Answer any one of the questions below in 5-7 sentences in your initial post. Respond to

HIST 1301 HCC Why Is Reconstruction Considered a Failure Questions Answer any one of the questions below in 5-7 sentences in your initial post. Respond to a classmate’s post in a respectful and engaging discussion with substance, not simply praise or agreement. The purpose of small group discussion of common readings and historical audio/video links is to deepen our understanding of the past and foster dialogue. Read, watch, think, and talk!

1 What were the goals of the Republican party and Reconstruction administrations, federal and state, from the end of the war in 1865 until the end of President Grant’s administration in 1877?

2 Why is Reconstruction considered a failure?

3 Why did northern voters and the federal government restore southern autonomy rather than impose federal control? Were African Americans “abandoned” by the North?

4 Explain the process of “Redemption” by which southern whites, particularly ex-Confederates and Democrats regained control in southern states. What were the consequences?

5 Is it glib to suggest that the failures of Reconstruction remain the foundation of 20th century race relations?