You might like to look at Skytrax; www.airlinequality.com which rates airlines with one to five stars. Most US based carriers get three stars, as does American. The site will also allow you to view passenger's comments bout their experiences. Again, many people only comment when things go wrong, so bear that in mind.
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath. The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freed African Americans in rebel states, and after the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment emancipated all U.S. slaves wherever they were. As a result, the mass of Southern blacks now faced the difficulty Northern blacks had confronted--that of a free people surrounded by many hostile whites.
The 13th emancipated blacks and abolished involuntary servitude except in the case of due process. The 14th gave former slaves citizenship, but was not enforced after the Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877. And the 15th provided them with democratic rights. cracker jesus Â· 9 years ago.