He suggested that the African Americans weren't completely free
Explanation:
In his recollection, McCoy mentioned that The freed slaves still faced massive discrimination and hostility even though they're legally a free citizen.
They are forced to live in extreme poverty since there were no place that wanted to provide jobs for them, they have to face threats and direct attack from the people who still thought they're lesser citizens, and they did not have equal protection in front of the law which made them feel hopeless even though they did not made any mistakes during confrontations with other citizens.
