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What Are The Challenges Of Equality Between The North And South After Civil War

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After the Civil War ended and the death of President Lincoln, the United States faced the challenge of re-unifying the Union, Confederacy and formerly enslaved people into political and economic life. The biggest problem faced was creating equality among the north and south; with the position of slavery, and newly acquired freedoms. Wanting to maintain momentum and keep control radical republicans had pushed for supports from African Americans in helping them gain the right to vote. They also had passed laws preventing union soldiers from voting, preventing most southerners from voting against republicans. Congress created a lengthy process of rules that the southern states had to do to reenter the Union. Southerners were obviously at unrest

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