<span>The collapse of Reconstruction ended African Americans' hopes of being granted their own land in the South. Instead, many returned to plantations owned by whites, where they either worked for wages or became tenant farmers, paying rent for the land which they farmed.</span>
He ordered barley because barley is used in producing beer and whisky and he wanted to drink alcohol because he liked it. He therefore changed one of the commandments from no animals shall drink to no animals shall drink to excess because it suits his needs. It's just one of the many commandments that he changed.
