Papers should be typed, left-aligned, double-spaced, and 12-point font in black

Papers should be typed, left-aligned, double-spaced, and 12-point font in black ink with 1″ or 1.25″ margins. Write a five-paragraph essay on the following question: What were the three competing notions of freedom in the United States after the Civil War? Which of the three was most successful by the end of the nineteenth century? How were freed slaves and free blacks part of this process? No sources. Just information for the commentary linked.