Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners, black and white, rich and poor. explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed. were the changes for the better or worse

Reconstruction brought many changes to the southerners, both good and bad. During the construction era, the black in the south who were once slaves were freed and they become free men. They were also given the power to vote and contribute to the government. The whites in the south were bitter about these positive changes to the black and they put up a lot of violent protests. The whites were also restrained from voting.