RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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It stopped white Southerners from trying to pass racist laws.
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It created an atmosphere in which racism was diminished.
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It recreated pre-Civil War Southern society.
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It brought them into the political process for the first time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During Radical Reconstruction, which began with the passage of the Reconstruction Act of 1867, newly enfranchised Black people gained a voice in government for the first time in American history, winning election to southern state legislatures and even to the U.S. Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the decade known as Radical Reconstruction (1867-77), Congress granted Black American men the status and rights of citizenship, including the right to vote, as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Reconstruction era redefined U.S. citizenship and expanded the franchise, changed the relationship between the federal government and the governments of the states, and highlighted the differences between political and economic democracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Radical Reconstruction made important advances in promoting equality for former slaves. In terms of political equality, the Republicans passed the 14th and 15th Amendments, which granted equal protection under the law and banned voting discrimination based on race.