It has been wryly observed that "the North won the Civil War and the South won reconstruction"....?

Question

interpret the statement and assess its truth......

Answer 1

The North did succeed in 'freeing' the Slaves, but aside from the unresolved issue that Slaves were property and who was to compensate their owners - - - aside from that by terms of a mostly secret agreement to allow Rutherford B Hayes the Republican to claim the Disputed Florida and Lousianna Votes and thus Become President over the rightfully elected but bland and unpopular Democrat Samuel Tilden in the Election of 1876, America's Centennial.. Essentially the South was given Notice that they could Still 'beat their N - - - - -s' that the North would turn a Blind Eye to laws keeping Blacks from voting at the polls, to keep blacks living seperate from White Folks, the South was assured that all the Evils of Racism except Slavery would be allowed, and so the South Won Reconstruction. Blacks who had briefly served as Mayors and Governors and even Gongressmen were driven from politics. Why? Because racist White Northerners were uncomfortable having blacks in their all boys club the US Congress so they agreed to ignore the attrocities in the South and did so until the cries grew deafening during the 1940 s and 1950s.

Peace----------------------

Answer 2

Because the people of the South endured the reconstruction period following the War Between the States without significantly changing their minds or philosophies any. Slavery was technically ended; however the sharecropper system which evolved was no different from slavery; it was just semantics.

Although there were changes and reconstruction was harsh, basically the Southern attitude survived.

Answer 3

it would be tough....u . s . would not be a Superpower, Germany may well be a more advantageous u . s ., Segregation / Jim Crow rules might nevertheless be in place, No James Brown, Hendrix, Prince, Jackson 5 or Beatles, Stones or Clapton as all of those musical entities have been motivated with the aid of Blues or Jazz...Creole lifestyle interior the Deep South...it would Suck, huge time.

Answer 4

Bears-dont neglect the significant racism in the north.

Specifically Chicago where so many former slaves fled-the society was little different than most of the south.

Answer 5

Hello,

I said it on other answers and I'll say it again. The civil war is not over other than the last man standing on the battlefield.
Attitudes, differences, resentments and cultural identities are still on going.

Cheers,

Michael

Answer 6

The old South lasted till air conditioning. Before then the yankees just couldn't stand it. It's ter-ew1