effect of Reconstruction on slaves

Slaves gained some freedoms after they were freed.  They still worked on plantations and worked for white men.  They now had money to spend freely.  They were now responsible for feeding their families not slave owners.  They had to work very in both situations.  They did not enjoy very much leisure.  They were uneducated in both circumstances.

I chose this image because it shows what a battle scene may have looked like.  It also shows how real the death was.  It shows how they batted in hand to hand combat.  The aggression they had towards each other is also shown.  In the image many people are fighting like how there were many people that died in the war.  It makes you feel as though you are there.  It shows how motivated both sides were to fight.