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Emancipation Proclamation is issued
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation that sets African American slaves free. -
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Timeline of the Reconstruction Era
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Abraham Lincoln's reelection
Abraham Lincoln is reelected as president in 1864. -
The Freedmen's Bureau is established
The Freedmen's Bureau provided assistance to the newly-freed African Americans, but was abolished in1872 -
General Robert E. Lee surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Court House. -
President Abraham Lincoln is assinated
Andrew Johnson becomes president. -
The 13th Ammendment is Ratified
Slavery is banned in the U.S. -
The Black Codes are Enacted
The African American's rights are restricted. -
1866
African Americans gain equal rights. -
Memphis Race Riot
46 African Americans were killed, 90 houses/schools were destroyed, and 4 churches were runied. -
New Orleans Race Riots
40 blacks and whites were killed, and more than 150 were injured. -
Ku Klux Klan
This group scared African Americans and tried to restore white rule. -
Reconstruction Acts are Passed
Confederancy is divided into 5 districts. Elections were needed for African American men to vote. -
President Johnson's Impeachment
Senate can remove president. -
The Fourteenth Ammendment is Ratified
Equal protection is intitled to a citizen through the normal judicial system -
Grant is Elected as President
Grant becomes the 18th president of the U.S. -
The First Black Senator is Elected
Hiram Revels is elected to the U.S senate. -
The Fiftennth Ammendment is ratified
All male citizens could now vote. -
Forty - Second congress
Five black members join House of Representatives. -
Freedmen's Bureau abolished
The first african american governor. -
The Forty - Third Congress is Controlled
Democrats finally controll both houses of congress. -
The Civil Right Acts of 1875
Equal rights for African Americans in transportation and court trials. -
The Disputed President Election
The voting rights are challenged by republicans. -
The Election of Wade Hampton
There is a fear that the South is not part of the Reconstruction Era. -
Rutherford Hayes elected President
The Republicans get electoral voted from the Electoral College. He is elected as the 19th President of the U.S. -
The Ending of the Reconstruction
The compromise of 1877 is passed which ended the Reconstruction in the South.The civil rights of African Americans now are protected.
