RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Local Elections
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Direct Primary
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Presidential Election
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Senatorial Elections
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unfortunately, leaving election control to individual states led to unfair voting practices in the U.S. At first, white men with property were the only Americans routinely permitted to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -The murder of voting-rights activists in Mississippi and the attack by white state troopers on peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, gained national attention and persuaded President Johnson and Congress to initiate meaningful and effective national voting rights legislation.
Detailed explanation-3: -EMANCIPATION AND RECONSTRUCTION In the North, black churches organized missions to the South to help newly freed persons find the skills and develop the talents that would allow them to lead independent lives.