What is the difference between direct relief and work relief

Direct relief (cash payments or “the dole”) went to those in immediate and desperate need; however, work relief, that is, work on government projects in exchange for relief payments, was initiated in order to allow unemployed workers the dignity of working for a wage, however small.

they were treated very badly. they were targeted by white supremacists and other groups, like the klu klux klan, even after coming back to the country as veterans. they were seen as inferior and gave the african americans new found motivation to fight against this racial injustice. 

lincoln won 212 electoral votes to mcclellan's 21 votes, and lincoln beat mcclellan. is the main reason lincoln won in 1864.