Henry McNeal Turner

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He was born in 1834 in Newberry courthouse, South Carolina. Although not born into slavery due to ancestral status, he was still perceived by others as a black man. He was never officially sold; instead he was taken in to live with the Quaker family. While under their household, and 15, he took a janitorial ob at a law firm. Although his task most often consisted of cleaning and organizing, the lawyers working at this from were able to notice the intelligence and knowledge this man beheld. Here, he was able to receive a suitable education. Toward the end of his janitorial job, he was converted into a Methodist and therefore decided his purpose in life would be to become a preacher. After many successful years of preaching and giving life changing revivals, when the civil war came around, he transferred his main focus onto politics. He helped greatly in the organization of the first regiment of the U.S colored troops and Georgia Republican Party. 

Andersonville

Andersonville prison, also known as camp Sumter, was a confederate military prison. It was known to hold more than the limit stated therefore not recognized positively. 45,000 men were imprisoned here. 13,00 of these men dying g=from diseases, poor sanitation, lack of food, not enough space, and the lack of shelter and a home before it was shut down in 1865, 14 months after it was opened and utilized. These prisoners only had 2 sources of food. One, being the daily truck bringing in portions of food for the prisoners. Keep in mind that these trucks only carried enough food to provide for the men within the limit of the prison. The second source was the Sweetwater creek, the stockade branch, in which flowed through the camp. Not only did this serve as a source of water but as well as a toilet. 

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Sharecropping and tenant farming

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Sharecroppers

Sharecropping was a system used after the reconstruction period. A sharecropper, someone who was unable to own land but instead worked for someone who did, was paid for their labor with crops instead of cash. This was because farm owners, yet rich in land, were yet not rich in cash. This system was theoretically benefiting both parties, referring to land owners and sharecroppers. This was so because in the case of landowners, previously, they relied heavily on slaves to tend their crops. Since slavery has been newly abolished, a farmer has no one to tend to their crops. This is when sharecroppers, most often former slaves, step in. when enslaved, slaves were somewhat provided a decent shelter and a portion of food to survive on. By themselves, they had no one and nothing.  By becoming a sharecropper, the idea of not knowing when your next meal would be and where you would sleep tonight was relieved.  Also, while working, they were ensured with half of the harvest.

Tenant farmers

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Tenant farmers, unlike sharecroppers were able to own plowing animals, equipment and other supplies. As well, after each harvest they7 would receive either two thirds or three quarters of the harvest. Sharecroppers, on the other hand, were only promised half of the harvest; while also deducting from their “pay” extra necessities they asked for.   He “bosses” of tenant farmers often provided food and the most basic necessities due to the lack of farm credit. 

Freedmen's Bureau

The freedmen’s bureaus sole purpose was to ease the transition from a nation based on slavery, to one containing free black men. Another goal this bureau strived for was providing education for black women and men. In this, they exceeded. They were able to create fundamental colleges such as Howard University. Unlike their idea of having education provided for black, the transition itself was not easy when Politian’s or citizens refused to cooperate.  Day to day humans can relate to this situation in a way. Let’s say I was to make a goal of losing weight in the year 2013. For this I would have to do 2 things. 1;being eating healthy. My secondary action towards my goal would be to workout daily. I accomplish my second goal, but because my stomach will not cooperate with me, I keep on eating junk food. 

http://vshadow.vcdh.virginia.edu/freedmen1.html

Reconstruction Plans

The reconstruction was basically based on bringing southern states back into the union, regard that this as well brought many complications. One major complication that seemed to influence this movement the most were radical republicans. Radical republicans were those who strongly believed that those who were part of the confederate states should be punished toughly. Their reasoning for this was because the rebellious states were the ones responsible for the starting of the civil war.  They surely were not advocates for the idea of having 10% of the rebellious states oath to be part of the union, and be readmitted into the union. 

http://historygcp.wordpress.com/unit-iv-reconstruction/freedmens-bureau/

13th, 14th and 15th Amendment

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The 13^th amendment was added to the constitution in 1865. It declares slavery illegal in the United States. It was effective then, and is still effective now. Even though Abraham Lincoln had previously freed all slaves in rebellious states within the emancipation proclamation, it was never really followed through until later on.

Within the 14^th amendment, it states, no matter the color of a man’s skin, a man born in the United States therefore had the right and privilege to become a citizen of the United States.

Also relating to the 14^th amendment, comes the 15^th amendment. The in the 15^th amendment, it implicates that, again, no matter the color of a man’s skin, while still being a citizen of the united states, had the entitlement to vote.