What was the impact of the Civil War upon freed slaves once slavery ended, and what were the various opportunities opened to them, and what were the...

While the
Civil War, and more specifically the 13th Amendment, ended legalized slavery in the United
States and gave approximately 4 million former slaves their freedom, it did not mean that the
lot of African Americans improved as much as many had hoped.

Freedom did
bring many new opportunities to them. African Americans were now permitted to relocate, maintain
families without fear of separation, run businesses, vote, participate in politics, own
property, learn to read and write, and organize their own churches. Thus, former slaves were
able to improve the conditions of their lives in ways...

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