Reconstruction Education and Black Education

Outline

Introduction

The paper discusses about the postwar era of Civil War in the United States of America. the basic focus of the paper is on the reconstruction plans that were aimed at improving the education sector that was adversely affected by Civil War of 1861-1865.

Discussion

The discussion connects the reader with all the aspects of reconstruction plans including the core concept on which it was devised as well as the procedure of its implementation. The various issues that were involved in the execution of the reconstruction plan are being discussed.

Reconstruction Education

The concept of reconstruction is discussed comprehensively in this area of the paper where the reason for the execution of reconstruction education is specified. The basic aim for undertaking the reconstruction education is also discussed, which broadly relied on the fact that the southerners had to be educate to avoid incidences similar to civil war.

Black Education and Freedmen

The concept of Black Education was based on the fact that all slaves were freed after the abolition movements. The freedmen, slaves that attained freedom due to the abolition movements, had a different mind set and could not accept the changing political conditions. The basic attempts that were made for the purpose of ensuring the improvement of black education are discussed. Furthermore, the causes of the failure of the overall reconstruction plan are also mentioned.

Conclusion

The paper is concluded with an overall situational analysis of particularly the time of postwar era of Civil War. The reasons of the failure of reconstruction plan are restated and linked with the existence of freedman and their perceptions.

Reconstruction Education and Black Education

Introduction

The paper attempts to discuss the era of reconstruction of the United States of America after the Civil War of 1861-1865. It specifically presents the educational reconstruction of the United States of America including the idea of 'Black Education'. The paper attempts to cover the educational reconstruction of the postwar era in the United States of America in a holistic context.

Discussion

Reconstruction or Reconstruction Era was a period in American history that lasted from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States of America were concerned primarily with resolving the issues left outstanding after the end of the Civil War (Perman & Taylor, 2010, pp 401 - 421). The need to solve the difficulties that had led to the Civil War was felt due to the devastating results that the Civil War brought that were not limited to only casualties. This period of United States history is called "Reconstruction" because it was dedicated to addressing the reintegration of the secessionist Southern states that after the civil war were to return to the American Union, the civil status of the leaders of the Confederacy (Stroud & Schomp, 2006, pp 30 - 35). Apart from that, the status of freed blacks, also rebuilding the economy of the Southern States, based on agriculture and devastated after the Civil War and now had to be supplemented to the economy of the Northern States, based mainly on industry and trade ...