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Congress
Congress establsihed the Freedmens Bureau, to protect the rights of African Americans -
Black codes
Are passes by Southern States. drastically restricting the rights of newly freed slaves. -
Reconstruction acts
carving the former Confederacy into five military districts and guaranteeing the civil rights of freed slaves. -
First school
Howards University school becomes the country's first black law school. -
15th Admendment
It gave African Americans the right to vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This landmark Supreme Court decision holds that racial segregation is constitutional, paving the way for the repressive Jim Crow laws in the South. -
14th Admendment
defining citizenship. Individuals born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens, including those born as slaves. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is the first AFrican AMerican baseball player in the major leagues
