Reconstruction (Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" Parody)

What shape will the South be in after Reconstruction?

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Now that the Civil War is finally over
4 answers I need to know
How to rebuild the South, ‘cause it is a mess
How to bring ‘em back into the fold
With emancipation,for the 4 million just freed
Will it be fair society?
Will the Congress, the president, or the locals
Be the ones to lead the way?
And now I’m wishing that

We still had dear Abe Lincoln
Johnson’s the President and first to lead
He be granting amnesty
Pardoning those who ask him please
Radical Republicans
Want the South to pay, not making it that easy
Both parties have to agree
The South must pass Amendment 13

Congress pass the Civil Rights Act
Johnson vetoes, it won’t enact
Congress overrides him back
This is Reconstruction
The South is split into 5 zones
That were militarily run
They impeach but can’t convict Johnson
This is Reconstruction

And the Fourteenth Amendment
This is Reconstruction
Giving due process, equal protection
This is Reconstruction

For freed blacks, there’s a sudden impact
They’re freed with nothing, no place to go
So to help ‘em adjust, get educated and such
Congress set up the Freedman’s Bureau
And now the black men can vote
They did and some men of note even won Congressional seats
But soon the Black Codes were passed, to limit their chances
Making an Antebellum repeat
Codes were saying like

Get back to the plantation
It’s jail or work, no choice, it’s like slavery
Sharecroppers rarely did see
Little profit after paying their fee
Fifteenth Amendment was won
Granting suffrage to all men allegedly
Poll taxes stopping many
Grandfather clauses, testing literacy

Northerners came to help or gain
Carpetbaggers became their names
Scalawags were hated the same
This is Reconstruction
Secret groups like the Ku Klux Klan
Formed in hate and in racism
Terrorizing newly freed African Americans
This is Reconstruction

Amnesty Act grants pardons
(This is Reconstruction)
Former Confederates can vote again
This is Reconstruction

This is Reconstruction, come on
This is Reconstruction, come on

U.S. Grant becomes President
Surrounded by ugly corruption
Economy hits a depression
End of Reconstruction
Democrats regain the South
And now the North ain’t caring about
Southern issues, when Hayes is given election
It’s the end of Reconstruction