RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Because southerners wanted to restore the way the “old south” once was where African Americans had no power
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It was a requirement in order to create Fisk University
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All African American men during this time were drafted to fight the American Indians as Buffalo Soldiers
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African Americans were still slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Voter Turnout Rises in the South Still, the Voting Rights Act gave African American voters the legal means to challenge voting restrictions and vastly improved voter turnout. In Mississippi alone, voter turnout among Black people increased from 6 percent in 1964 to 59 percent in 1969.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of 1965, a quarter of a million new Black voters had been registered, one-third by federal examiners. By the end of 1966, only four out of 13 southern states had fewer than 50 percent of African Americans registered to vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965? It increased significantly. was stronger than the first draft of the act. Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?