African- Americans

Relationships between the treatment of African-Americans during Reconstruction and the United States Civil Rights Movement, were very similar.  In both era’s throughout the South and in many parts of the North, Black–Americans were treated as second class citizens, threatened by violence, and discriminated against for equal rights of where they could work, live and even seek education. It was not until Civil Rights Laws were passed during the Second Reconstruction resulting from the movement in the 1960’s did Black -Americans truly get recognition and protection of their rights that were given to after the Civil War over a hundred years before.