History Of Social Justice Issues Facing African Americans

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History of Africa-American Social Justice Issues
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December 15, 2017
Introduction
It was not surprising that the history of the United States is fraught with a lot of political tension, especially when it comes to socio-political issues concerning matters of race. Ever since the beginnings of the country, countless instances of violence and oppression has happened in between the Whites and the Blacks. It even took us nearly two centuries before significant milestones could be made in achieving liberty and a true sense of equality amongst each and every citizen of the Free world. Nevertheless, despite being these achievements, the American nation is still populated with a number of issues regarding ethnicity, including discriminatory access to wealth, education, and other kinds of services. However, these issues are more subtle and easily resolved today as compared before where trying to achieve equality required radical mindsets, ideologies, and progressive actions. In line with this, the author of this article dedicated this paper to the analysis of the history of social justice issues which African-Americans faced in the past. However, due to the constraints of time and resources, the discussion would only be limited to the events that transpired during the period of the “Black Reconstruction”. As discussed by Du Bois in his seminal book entitled, Black Reconstruction in America, this period spanned for two decades starting in the 1860s and up to the 1880s where it met its unlikely failure (Du Bois). In the succeeding sections, the events of the said period would be discussed in relation to themes like partisan politics and economic events, in order to provide a holistic account of the events that transpired during the period of reconstruction. After providing the necessary historical context, the succeeding section would then relate these issues to the Social Injustices that the Blacks have faced during and after the period of Reconstruction. And lastly, the last section would then be dedicated to the analysis of Du Bois on methods forwarded by White Supremacists, which tainted the promise of the project of liberation. Accordingly, the author of this article believes that despite the failure of the Black Reconstruction and the terrorist acts that ensued, it could nonetheless be considered as one of the most successful events in history as it espoused ideas that ushered a new wave of thinking, specifically those concerning possibilities of true equality and liberty.
The History of Black Reconstruction
For nearly a century, the United States has fostered the system of Chattel Slavery before opposing ideologies about its humanity have emerged and decided to go against it. Back during those times, most slaves were oppressed, discriminated, and even executed if they were not able to obey their master's wishes. However, as some part of the American nation have been awakened to the cruelties that the slaves are experiencing, while the other has steadfastly remained, a war broke out between the two opposing sides. On one hand, it was Union North who believes that freedom and liberty should be given equally, and on th...