1) What did Americans (Northern and Southern, black and white) think of thegovernment during Reconstruction – military occupation of the South, civil rights laws, and the president’s plans?

          In the article "A BLACK FUTURE FOR FREEDOM " by samuel childress  , 1864                        

   it say how an African American feels about this. also it says how he feels about freedmen  in the   

   south  was gloomy he says "we are not acquainted with the whole of ti...To us the prospect seems 

   gloomy.we see no prospect for permanent homes and we sees no prospect of them getting any."This                   

    shows how he feels about it and this also shows  how childress thought  the future for freedmen in the south was "gloomy". I think that one way that the government of the U.S.A could help freedmen helping  there family and what they need . also the African American say how the Government could help the "we think the government  ought  to help us out,in justice to the race who allowed them to get such great southern farm. we think the government  should enable our people to have a home of their own, on which they might hope to earn a living educate their children". this shows how the government could help them  and i think that the government should help African American.