How did prejudice against African Americans persist after slavery ended? How did this impact African Americans’ ability to succeed as freedmen in America?

Question

Please answer this question: How did prejudice against African Americans persist after slavery ended? How did this impact African Americans’ ability to succeed as freedmen in America? 

Answer 1

While it might be a good idea to take a look at your notes for this question, to answer generally, after slavery was abolished, slaves were still looked down upon in the South and in many areas in the North. A striking example of prejudice and discrimination would be the Jim Crow laws and different lynching incidents that happened in the years after the war. African Americans were also prevented from getting high-paying jobs, they were often victims of voter suppression, and they were victims of segregation. Segregation was also disadvantageous because the schools and institutions offered to "colored" folks were not of the same higher quality as the schools offered to white folks. Another example would be housing - real estate agents were more likely to allow white individuals to buy white-picket houses after the war, but they denied these same homes to black individuals who were financially able to buy these homes. This phenomenon created the districts that are still at work today.

I hope this helped! I would encourage you to take a look back at your class notes and see what your teacher has provided as material.