Discuss how were the lives of African Americans transformed in the new South? What challenges did they face, give examples?

The New South is a term used historically to describe the American South after the American civil war ended in 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and around 4 million African American slaves were freed. On one hand, African Americans enjoyed the dignities of freedom; no more brutalities, assaults, selling and relocation, no wages or legal rights, and this was very widely celebrated, both publicly and privately. On the other hand, white race prejudice still persisted. The blacks were given limited rights, for example, Laws known as Black Codes gave blacks rights to own property, marry, and engage in legal proceedings, but at the same time this made it illegal for them to testify against whites, serve in juries, or serve in state militias. The former slaves were never compensated for their enslavement, and many African Americans thus lived in poverty in the decades following the civil war.

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Explanation:

African Americans are Africans that were taken from the Africa continent as slaves. An African proverb says;'' no matter how long it may seems, the stammerer will be able to call the the name of his father'' and that was the case of African-Americans as they were freed because in the year 1863 there was a push for Reconstruction after the Civil war. With this, the African Americans were able to attain citizenship.

As the joy of freedom came to the African Americans the White Americans in the South did not take it lightly with the African Americans, they( that is the White Americans in the South) still did not think African Americans should acquire such a citizenship status to the extent that they issued black law to oppress the African Americans.