It's important to note that this did NOT end the exploitation of black people in america. After the end of slavery, most slaves ended up as tenant farmers on the same plantations they were 'freed' from. And forced labor contracts were used to perpetuate the idea of slavery. It wasnt really until the 20s and 30s did things begin to improve, but the violence and hatred of blacks remained. Look up Greenwood, Oklahoma of a good example. Greenwood is town in Oklahoma that was called the 'Black Wall Street.' It was incredibly wealthy. After an racial escalation, it was burned, shot up, black folk hanged and dragged behind cars. Even airplane bombings were reported. In the 1950s and 60s, the civil rights movement hit. This is when rights were really beginning to be granted. With the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it made it criminal to discriminate based on race. Sadly, race based discrimination is very much STILL a part of western culture, and in America, black males have an unemployment rate massively higher than the average at 25%, vs 9% average.