Did Reconstruction help or hurt the South and why?

Depending
on your point of view,can be viewed as harmful or helpful to the South. I will explain both
points of view so you can then make a decision.

There are ways
Reconstruction helped the South. Before the Civil War, the Souths economy was primarily
agricultural. After the Civil War, the economy of the South became more diverse. New industries
were built in the South. While the South still had a lot of farming, there were other kinds of
jobs available as a result of Reconstruction. Another change is that the railroads expanded into
the South as a result of...