HSY2601 Assignment 4
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 30
September 2024
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, HSY2601 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 30 September 2024
Discuss the reasons for the unequal relations between black and
white people in the 19th-century US context after the abolition of
slavery and beyond. Recommended Readings: • The birth of the
modern world, : global connections and comparisons / C.A. Bayly.
• Study Guide: HSY2601 HSY2601: THEMES IN 19TH
CENTURY HISTORY: POWER AND THE WESTERN WORLD. 4
OR Topic 2: Liberal Democracy Study Unit 5: Identify and discuss
the social and political conditions in the United States during the
early nineteenth century that led to the outbreak of the Civil War
in 1861. Recommended Readings: • The birth of the modern
world, : global connections and comparisons / C.A. Bayly. • War,
empire, and slavery, / edited by Richard Bessel, Nicholas Guyatt,
Jane Rendall. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. _ Electronic book. • Study Guide:
HSY2601 OR Topic 3: Autocracy Study Unit 6: “Explain how the
ideology of Marxism influenced the formation of political and
social movements in Russia and how it was used to challenge
Tsarist autocracy?”
Unequal Relations Between Black and White People in the 19th Century US
After the Abolition of Slavery
The abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865, following the Civil War and the passing of
the 13th Amendment, marked a formal end to the institution of slavery but did not bring about
true equality between black and white people. The unequal relations that persisted can be
attributed to several key factors:
1. Reconstruction and Its Failures (1865–1877): During the Reconstruction era, efforts
were made to integrate freed African Americans into society, granting them legal rights
and the right to vote. However, these efforts were undermined by violent white
resistance, particularly from groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and a lack of sustained federal
support. The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction, effectively withdrew
federal troops from the South, leaving African Americans vulnerable to systemic
discrimination and violence.
2. Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws: In the post-Reconstruction South, states enacted
Black Codes and later Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation and restricted the
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