African studies history homework, please please help!

this is my homework prompt: It is about our "U.S. Constitution and our black citizens" history

Directly following the Civil War, the country entered a time period known by historians as "Reconstruction". What new freedoms did African Americans enjoy during this period? How were these freedoms guaranteed despite widespread hostility within working class Southern white citizens? What "gentleman's agreement" effectively ended Reconstruction and how? What attitudes characterized the Post-Reconstruction era in the South? What are some examples of laws and policies that protected the interests of white Southerners? Can you draw any parallels between the shifting political landscape of today and the effects of the Compromise of 1877?

APA Style

no limit on word count, as long as i answer what is asking for.

informal or formal essay

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Must be in this structure

Intro (background)

Thesis

Supporting statement+ evidence

Supporting Statement + evidence

Supporting Statement + evidence

Or

Anthesis with refute

Conclusion (restate thesis)

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