RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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to give women the right to vote
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reunite north and south
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rebuild the south
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heal the wounds of a divided nation
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women began increasing their efforts towards suffrage and influencing public policy. African American women were also heavily involved in suffrage and with their involvement in the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
Detailed explanation-3: -This new approach interpreted the Constitution as already guaranteeing women the right to vote. They argued that by nationalizing citizenship for all persons, and protecting all rights of citizens-including the right to vote-the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments guaranteed women’s suffrage.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Government of India Act 1935 extended the vote to include around 6 million women, but even so covered only 2.5% of the women in India.