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Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
It's goal was to drive out Northern reformers and politicians and to keep African Americans from voting or exercising their civil rights in any way. By doing this, members of the klan hoped to regain control of the south for white people Democratic party -
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction was the period after the Civil War when the United States attempted to integrate formerly enslaved people into society. It lasted from 1865 to 1877. -
"40 Acres and a Mule" policy
Following the Civil War, Union leaders recognized the need to help formerly enslaved people achieve economic independence. The promise of "40 acres and a mule" was ultimately not fully realized. President Johnson's subsequent actions, led to the revocation of land titles and the removal of freedpeople from the land they had been allocated. The failure to deliver on this promise contributed to the ongoing racial wealth gap and economic disparities faced by African Americans. -
Passage of the 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude (except as punishment for a crime), was passed by Congress on January 31 -
The Freedmen's Bureau
A U.S. government agency established in 1865 to help formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South transition to freedom and citizenship, providing food, shelter, healthcare, education, and legal assistance. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the following morning -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Civil Rights Act of 1866 – African American Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, the nation's first civil rights law, declared all persons born in the United States citizens, regardless of race or previous condition of slavery, and guaranteed them equal rights under the law. -
Passage of the 14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, and ensured equal protection under the law, preventing states from infringing on citizens' rights. -
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
a law that outlined how the former Confederate states could rejoin the Union. -
Passage of the 15th Amendment
Prohibits the government from denying someone the right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Compromise of 1877
Republicans agreed to Democrats controlling the South and Removal of all federal troops from southern states.
This would bring formal end to reconstruction
Democrats agreed to to the Republican candidate Rutherford Hayes to be the winner and become the president Democrats agreed for equal rights for Blacks