Why would former slaves and Radical Republicans describe the state of affairs following the Compromise of 1877 as “worse than slavery”? Support, refute, or modify this claim using historical evidence.

i just need help starting this paper and i also don't know what the topics of the 3 body paragraphs should be about.

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Start your paper by researching the Compromise of 1877. Start with your text.

Then read these articles.

http://www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/compromise-of-1877.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h396.html

Take notes on all that you're learning.

Then, devise a tentative thesis statement. This site has excellent advice.

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html