For this blog post I am supposed to talk about a few examples of emotions and attitudes expressed in current times toward different ethnic or religious groups. And to see whether people and their acceptance of different cultures and freedom of religion changed from the 1870s to the present day.

I definitely think that in regard to the recent election this topic is very relevant. Compared to the 1870s there is an immense difference in the way people are treated because of their cultures and religion. However I would say that religion has lost a lot of respect since then. People don't really discriminate based on religion but they tend not to take it very seriously either. In that aspect I think we have gone backwards since the 1870s. As far as cultures are concerned I also think we have come a long way, while the laws haven't really changed the people have. In the 1870s there was a lot of very open racism in our country. And though that problem hasn't been solved even today we have come a long way since then. There is a lot less anger and inherent dislike towards people who are different now and more of a prejudice and disrespectful culture now. Of course not everyone is like that, those are just the extremes of each time period.

13th, 14th and 15th Amendment

In my research of the Civil War I had to learn a bit about these three amendments. So I will write a small tidbit about each one.


13th Amendment
        "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." This was the amendment that officially set slaves free in all of the United States. Not only in the specified free states, and it was vital in ending the war.

14th Amendment
        The 14th amendment was passed so that all people would have equal rights, meaning that you couldn't refuse to do things for people because of their skin color or where they were from.

15th Amendment 
        "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." This was another step toward not just freedom for the African Americans but equality as well. There were quite a few loop holes that people found to avoid this amendment.