RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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African-American freedmen increased their participation in government in the nation’s first experiment in biracial democracy.
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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.
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White and black children in Southern states were required to attend separate, racially segregated public schools, and to use separate playgrounds.
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“Jim Crow” laws imposed racial segregation in public places, including trains, restaurants, and hotels.
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Detailed explanation-1: -SECTION 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of ser-vitude. SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 14th Amendment, which conferred citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, was ratified in 1868. In 1870 the 15th Amendment was ratified, which provided specifically that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 15th Amendment, which sought to protect the voting rights of Black men after the Civil War, was adopted into the U.S. Constitution in 1870. Despite the amendment, within a few years numerous discriminatory practices were used to prevent Black citizens from exercising their right to vote, especially in the South.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Senate passed the 15th Amendment on February 26, 1869, by a vote of 39 to 13.