The Failure of Reconstruction
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to all of the blacks. However, the road to freedom for the blacks was still going to be a long one and would not start until after the end of the Civil War. The Reconstruction definitely failed in bringing social and economic equality to the blacks because of; the failure of the Freedman's Bureau, the blacks were kept from voting, and they were treated unfairly.
To start with, the Freedman's Bureau failed. At the beginning, the Bureau was allotted a certain amount of money by Congress to help the blacks.…
