African Americans gaining full civil rights in the US

By m.may68

  • Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, conferring citizenship on African Americans and granting them equal rights to whites

  • The Ku Klux Klan is formed in Tennessee to prevent Africa Americans from voting

  • The 14th Amendment is ratified, defining citizenship for African americans

  • 15 amendment

    The 15th Amendment is ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote.

  • the era of recon instruction ends

    The era of Reconstruction ends.
    A deal is made with southern democratic leaders which makes Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 –
    1893) president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, and puts
    an end to efforts to protect the civil rights of African Americans.