{"id":24942,"date":"2021-01-22T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=24942"},"modified":"2021-01-31T18:25:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:25:52","slug":"end-of-slavery-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/end-of-slavery-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of Slavery in America: The Aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What marked the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/history-of-slaves-in-america\/\">slavery in America<\/a>? What happened in its aftermath?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the 246-year institution of slavery in America was officially marked by addition of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 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In exchange for his approval as president, Hayes agreed to withdraw troops from the last three southern states under federal rule. <strong>This move gave conservative political entities the ability to govern all the former Confederate states without northern interference, which essentially ended protections for southern black citizens.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Reconstruction, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/dominant-caste\/\">dominant caste<\/a> swiftly reclaimed the power they\u2019d been forced to give up. Without federal interference, they created laws that instigated a new type of oppression of the subordinate caste. The laws dictated where blacks could live, what types of jobs they could hold, and how they could be educated. Any member of the subordinate caste believed to step outside these confines was punished without consequence. Even a simple infraction, like not stepping off a sidewalk for a dominant member, was punishable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More European immigrants began to arrive at Ellis Island, and a new indoctrination into American society took shape. The caste hierarchy based on skin color was the leading principle of the nation, and if immigrants wanted to make it in America, they had to get on board. Irish, Polish, Hungarian, and other immigrants became lumped into the dominant caste of \u201cwhite.\u201d And this new designation was their passport into society, as long as they adopted a disdain for the subordinate class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of eugenics, a quasi-science said to demonstrate the biological inferiority of Africans, further supported the desired superiority of the dominant caste. 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