The constitutional amendments passed during reconstruction a. were viewed as failures for many reasons. b. were designed to protect the rights of african americans. c. showed that jim crow laws would never be tolerated. d. provided economic opportunity for most african americans.

In this activity, you’ll read and analyze the song “the unreconstructed rebel,” written around 1866. you’ll draw conclusions from this song about southerners’ feelings toward african americans after the civil war. part a who is the speaker or the singer of the song? how do you know?