What were the goals of Reconstruction following the Civil War? Were these goals accomplished?

's aim was
to bring the South back into the
Union while protecting the rights and safety of the newly freed
slaves. At
the end of the Civil War, there were nearly 4 million former slaves in the South.
It
was the hope of Reconstructionists that they could be integrated into the
fabric of a free
society. Unfortunately, Reconstruction would fall short of
its goal.

The
original structure of Reconstruction was
largely designed by Abraham Lincoln. Had Lincoln lived
to see it, he may have
been able to guide Reconstruction through. His successor, however, was
Andrew
Johnson, a rare...

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