Lifestyle of Former Slaves

     The Reconstruction had many effects on the people, but have you ever wonder what effects the Reconstruction had on slaves? Before the Reconstruction, slaves had to work all the time without a pay, but they had a place to live and had food to eat. After the Reconstruction, the slaves were free. Now they lived in their own houses, but still had to work all day to pay off all the debts for living on land of whites. Plus had to give a significant amount of whatever they grow on the land. After knowing all these, I think that the former slaves were better off before the Reconstruction.