How did life in the South begin to change for African Americans after the Civil War?

The
first, and most obvious, way that life changed for African-Americans after the Civil War was
that slavery came to an end. Millions of people that had been the property of Southern planters
were now freed by the end of the war and the Thirteenth Amendment. While "black codes"
passed shortly after the war placed severe restrictions on their newfound freedoms, the US
Congress quickly instituted reforms as part of its Reconstruction...

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