Do you think that reconstruction had a positive effect on southern society why or why not?

I think it had both a positive and a negative effect. While it was good that former slaves were given more rights and able to gain positions in government, there was also a sever backlash from whites in response to the black community's growing respect and power. Still unable to accept African Americans as equasl, groups like the KKK began to spring up and terrorize African Americans in the South. And beyond the KKK, these racist beliefs began to spread to other whites and the racism unfortunately became deeply ingrained in the culture.