Why was the reconstruction of the South a failure?

The objective of Reconstruction was to get the South back on its feet, economically speaking. Much of the area had been damaged in the war, down to whole cities being razed. There was also the problem of freeing the slaves, which crippled the plantations. Unfortunately, the South resented intrusion by the North, and there was no real reconstructing. read more

Reconstruction failed because the Federal Government and the North were not willing to occupy the South for generations, that is how long it would take to change the culture and attitudes of Southerners towards African Americans. Reconstruction was the enforcement of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on the South by an occupying military force. read more

After the Civil War was finished, the South has been reconstructed or recreated. During Abraham Lincoln's presidency, read more