Reconstruction in Georgia

Why did new constitutional rights after emancipation not automatically ensure equal participation?

• All racial restrictions ended at the same moment
• Voting rights depended only on railway access
• Enforcement and barriers still affected participation
• Constitutional changes applied only to foreign citizens

Which account of Reconstruction in Georgia is most complete?

• Political and social change alongside economic rebuilding
• Only the transfer of farmland to factories
• Only a new name for the colonial period
• Only the repair of bridges and railways