The process of healing between the 13, 14 and 15th amendment.
Describe the extent to which Amendments 13, 14, and 15 helped initiate a more perfect Union, as described in the readings, Obama’s address, and the text of the amendments themselves.
Identify at least three factors in 19th century American society that hindered the expansion of freedom and rights in the reunited nation.
Evaluate Obama’s assessment of the nation’s potential to heal.
Examine the current social condition of America, as described in the news article you find.
Conclude how the legacy of Reconstruction may or may not be dividing the nation today.