RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Women were given the right to vote.
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The Supreme Court said that segregation was unconstitutional.
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Southern states seceded from the Union.
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Black representatives were elected to state and federal government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rise of Black Activism Did you know? In 1967, almost a century after Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce served in the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts became the first Black senator elected by popular vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Foner, the author of Freedom’s Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction, estimates that about 2, 000 Black Americans held public office at the local, state, and federal levels during Reconstruction.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous condition of servitude. African Americans became involved in the political process not only as voters but also as governmental representatives at the local, state and national level.