What's The Deal With Reconstruction

The reconstruction was the time after the Civil War when the South was destroyed and desperately needed help. The North had captured some of the major cities like Atlanta and most of the war was fought on the Southern half so there was nothing left in some places. The South was having problems with their economy, politics, and of course the social issues. The North tried to help the recently freed slaves with finding housing and land, which was handled really poorly. No one in the South wanted to give up some of their land, or land that could've potentially been theirs to people they still saw as poor slaves. Not only did they have problems with the racism, but also with the economy and all of the ruined communities. The union troops were posted in the South for a time, but with the compromise of 1877 they pulled out and all of the problems with race and rights began all over again.

It is relevant today because the South still is dealing with these problems. There is still racism in some places, and in some states the economy still is messed up. This is extremely similar to what happened in Afghanistan, except now we have gone back to try and fix the problem again and not walk away with a little compromise that really doesnt do anything.

"U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he understands Americans' impatience with the Afghanistan war and vowed to ask tough questions of his advisers as he weighs whether to send more troops there."
People are growing impatient, but I think what we need to realize is we cant leave it like the way the Union left the South when the problem was nowhere close to being solved.

Source:: Chiacu, Doina. "Obama says understands weariness with Afghan war." Reuters. 25 Sept. 2009. Accessed: 30 Sept. 2009. .