How do various authors recount the legacy of reconstruction

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Assignment:

Frederick Douglass gave his 1877 speech at the formal end of Reconstruction. Observing the increasing violence against Black freedom, he made clear that he did not intend to "fan the flame of sectional animosity, to revive old issues, or to stir up strife between the races." However, he wanted to remind his white audience that gathered together on Memorial Day that the Civil War was fought to end slavery and establish Black freedom. He stated powerfully in front of this crowd of Confederate supporters that "let us have peace, but let us [also] have liberty, law, and justice first. Let us have the Constitution, with it thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments, fairly interpreted, faithfully executed, and cheerfully obeyed in the fullness of their spirit and the completeness of their letter...."

This response asks you to reflect on Douglass' speech about the Civil War and the readings for this week from Justice Harlan's Dissent to Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Ida B. Wells, "Lynch Law in America" (1900), and W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk (1903). Explore how Douglass predicted the state of affairs after the end of Reconstruction th.at the readings of this week all address in varying ways. In other words, how do the various authors recount the legacy of Reconstruction and more specifically, of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and its impact on Black life?

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