“Unfinished revolution” Reconstruction for the United States has been constantly changing American for future generations. The “Reconstruction Era” lasted from 1865-1877 changing the north, south, and policies that shaped the American culture. With these changes, there is always unfinished business. We see to this day the legacies that uphold from reconstruction. These legacies include southern freedom, the nation money hunger, and the new amendments. We are still fighting for what President Abraham Lincoln once started. This promising revolution provided legacies for the upcoming generations that pushes towards reconstruction still to this day. “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states, and parts …show more content…
Washington gave his highly-respected opinion in the speech “the Atlantic Exposition”. In this speech, he shouted, “Casting down your bucket among my people, helping and encouraging them as you are doing on these grounds, and to education of head, hand, and heart, you will find that they will buy your surplus land, make blossom the waste places in your fields, and run your factories” (Doc. 1, Par. 4). The question pops into my head is, are still now casting our buckets now? In the earlier years of reconstruction President Lincoln’s goal was to hold the nation together. At first the goal was achieved, but later greed and corruptions began to take over therefore resulting in a non-fair environment. The legacies of wealth still hold true to America now. The person who has the most money gains the most respect. We see this in the roaring twenties with stocks and bonds purchases, and even in the previous era of the 1890’s with businesses forming “trust”. The “Redeemers” became to power by holding political influence was the major legacies that came from wealth and this era which still hold true to this …show more content…
The 14th amendment extended rights to all citizens including the newly freed slaves. The 15th extended voting rights to all citizens. Granted, there were still complications with these amendments once they were pass, but it did not stop America’s drive towards a better country. Later as history goes, these amendments raised the awareness to women’s rights to vote and equality. More females wanted freedom like the other citizens. Feminism were rising in 1914. Margaret sanger, women activist, exclaimed “a free womanhood turns off its desire to a free and happy motherhood, a motherhood which does not submerge the women but, which is enriched because she is unsubmerged” (Doc. 118). Women everywhere fought for equal right after these amendments passed and eventually gain their right. These amendments still hold true to today for citizens