RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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The highest point of race relations in the United States
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When ex-slaves were forced into working off their debt
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The lowest point of race relations in the United States
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When ex-slaves were working off the land of their previous owners
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1890 to 1940, white Americans went more racist in their thinking than at any other time. We call this the “Nadir of Race Relations.” “Nadir” means low point. During the Nadir, the ideology of most whites-their understanding of the social world-went more and more racist toward African and Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -WHAT IS NADIR? Nadir is a term that basically means low point. When a person with cancer reaches their “nadir” following each chemotherapy cycle, it means that the person’s blood cell counts are the lowest they will be during that treatment cycle. Each chemotherapy treatment comes with a nadir period.
Detailed explanation-3: -The concept of nadir experiences was first coined by Thorne ( 1963) as the subjectively felt lowest points in one’s life, that is, as the opposite of peak experiences (Maslow, 1962).
Detailed explanation-4: -With the Supreme Court approval, the Plessy decision paved the way for racial segregation. Southern states passed laws that restricted African American’s access to schools, restaurants, hospitals and public places.