Were african americans treated as equals after the civil war

For African Americans in the South, life after slavery was a world transformed. Gone were the brutalities and indignities of slave life, the whippings and sexual assaults, the selling and forcible relocation of family members, the denial of education, wages, legal marriage, homeownership, and more. African Americans celebrated their newfound freedom both privately and in public jubilees.

idk so probably not

The answer would be contributing to standing committees with broad objectives and forming highly specialized joint committees