RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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The removal of Black Legislators from the Georgia General Assembly.
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The removal of Radical Republicans from the Georgia General Assembly.
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The passing of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
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The addition of Black legislators to the Georgia General Assembly
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Detailed explanation-1: -What event was reported in newspapers around the country as an “act of hostility on part of the Georgia legislators"? The removal of Black Legislators from the Georgia General Assembly.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the first election (1868) after the Civil war, blacks were allowed to vote. But even though former slaves could now vote, there was no law that allowed black representatives to hold office. So, the 33 black men who were elected to the General Assembly were expelled.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was the first General Assembly in Georgia history to have African-American members. All of the African-American men were temporarily expelled by the General Assembly by September 1868, and were reinstated by Act of Congress in 1870 shortly before the end of the 1870 session.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1868, the Rev. Moore was elected as one of the first African-American legislators to the Georgia State Assembly in Atlanta. At this time, Thomson was in Columbia County. It was not until 1870 that McDuffie County was created from Columbia and Warren Counties.