Reconstruction of the South

If you have an area that had large plantation previously, that then it might be easier for reconstruction to have attraction in meaningful ways. That's right. The places where you have the moste dramatic changes, but also kind of the fiercest back clash are these pla es where black americans could really seize and contest political power. So rewine back to 18 65. Lincoln's been assassinated, andrew johnson as president. Johnson who, at the start of his tenure, some radicals and some black activists like frederick douglas think he might be a real ally. But unfortunately for the radical republicans, andfortunately for many southerners, johnson was also a