Coming into history class I had not retained a lot of historical knowledge, especially when it applies to US history. Therefore, i knew very little about the Post-Civil War South. Basically all i knew about post civil war was that segregation was a major issue. I also knew that the north and south were not very strongly unified.
What's interesting about this course is how interested i have been in this class. History was never my favorite subject, yet the things we have gone over is interesting to me. Now, because I knew very little about The Civil War and the event that came after it, my knowledge has grown greatly on this subject. I now understand the tension that existed between the South and the Federal Government. I now understand that the South was too stubborn to understand that their actions were wrong. I've always been interested in how people fight for what they believe in and now that I understand the stubbornness and harsh approach that the South had, I can now appreciate the great achievements made by the North and blacks to fight for equality.
          I think it is important for people to know about the history of where they live because it gives them a greater appreciation of what they have. Also its interesting just to have the knowledge of the past and how it affected our lives today. Its crazy to think about how things that happened many years ago affects us everyday. I find it fascinating that the actions of people so long ago can have such a great affect on the world today.