Reconstruction

After the Civil War, the North or the Union was left with a country which had different beliefs than them, so they were faced with a challenge. How do you edit this place so you won't have another Civil War? Easy. Reconstruction.

Not so easy, actually.

Reconstruction took place between 1865 and 1877, and was when the Union needed new amendments, took three different presidents, it off-sparked American terrorism (most groups still around today) and racial tensions and battles which still rage on today. Reconstruction is the reason for why the Civil War (in many respects) is still around. I mean that the War is still alive and in battle today because there are still people fighting, and it's not even that difficult to find those people. You go driving around Virginia (which happens to be one of the main Confederate areas at the time) and you'll see a Confederate flag in the first 10-60 minutes there. Most people say its their 'Southern Heritage', thats a lie. The flag dates back to the birth of the Confederacy, it represents a country divided, and it represents the racist, greey part of that separation. If Reconstruction succeeded you wouldn't be seeing any of these 'so called' Americans flying the Red/Blue Confederate flag.

This Article (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/86418/the_flag_of_the_confederacy_still_stands.html) by Robert Switzer details the many confederate flags you will find flying today in the South and how it does not stand or symbolize anything good about Southern heritage, it is and always will be a symbol for segregation and hate, a symbol which people use proudly, but in reality, it is a symbol for greedy men and women who didn't want to lose their slaves (their 'property')