Whole communities of black folks were given government lands where they could form their own communities and not just in the south.

Slag,

Blacks *given* lands in the North after the civil War? No, I don't think so. If you can cite examples, please do so.

As far as the lands Blacks received in the South, they remained in possession only until the KKK and the "Redemptionists" drove them off, killing quite a few into the bargain. Look up the Congressional Hearings on the Klan & its activities in 1868, & later.

You're ignoring the fact that as soon as The War Between The States was over, the South launched The War Against The Blacks wch was in many ways more vicious than the prior conflict and wch lasted for just about 100 years.

And the "peace" is an uneasy one- Occasional skirmishes still break out today.