What did they want?
- Equal Education
- Basic Education
- College Education
- Own their Own Land
- Give them land taken away from Confederates
- Economic Freedom:
- Own their own Businesses
- Equal Pay for Equal Work
- Freedom to work wherever they wanted
- Full Civil Rights
- No Black Codes
- Full Voting Rights
- The Right to Vote
- Participate in Local & Federal Government
- Hold Public Office (elected positions)
- Federal Troops in the South to Protect their Rights