Reconstruction Following the Civil War, a movement called Reconstruction took place, which lasted from 1865 until 1877. During this movement, the former states of Confederacy were ruled by the federal government or by local Republican governments. There were many expectations of Reconstruction. Actually, these expectations seemed more like goals. These goals were bettering the relationship between different races; and making changes in the areas of politics, social life, and economics. After the war, historians generally described Reconstruction …showed first 75 words of 1072 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1072 total…that no one could touch or have control of. I think this did give the blacks a false vision of a society they had hoped for. If things like this happened to them, how would they ever gain hope? This entire situation seems like a big tease to the blacks. Furthermore, I think that Reconstruction shouldn't have even taken place, and maybe then, the blacks would have had more faith and hope in their future.