RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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to make sure the 14th ammendment was put into effect
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keep african americansa in an inferior position and prevent them from having political power
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to make sure elections were fair and all citizens could vote
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to set up schools
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Detailed explanation-1: -Blacks had gained more rights. The Thirteenth Amendment banned slavery in the country. The Fourteenth Amendment said that blacks in the country were now citizens. Blacks also had gained the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -EMANCIPATION AND RECONSTRUCTION In the North, black churches organized missions to the South to help newly freed persons find the skills and develop the talents that would allow them to lead independent lives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southern states enacted black codes after the Civil War to prevent African Americans from achieving political and economic autonomy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Men like Hiram Revels, Robert Elliot, and Joseph Rainey were part of the vanguard of black political leadership in this period.