RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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to give all citizens the right to vote
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to provide education for all citizens
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to raise taxes to repair damage to the South
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to protect the voting rights of African American men
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.
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 Fifteenth Amendment (ratified in 1870) extended voting rights to men of all races. However, this amendment was not enough because African Americans were still denied the right to vote by state constitutions and laws, poll taxes, literacy tests, the “grandfather clause, ” and outright intimidation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 15th amendment protects the rights of the american to vote in elections to elect their leaders. The 15th amendment purpose was to ensure that states, or communities, were not denying people the right to vote simply based on their race.