RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They accepted the reasons given for each individual expulsion.
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They did not want to risk losing influence with Governor Bullock.
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They were outnumbered by legislators in favor of the expulsions.
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They hoped they could work on other goals if they agreed to the expulsions
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -As the 1870s continued, support for reconstruction throughout the country began to wane. The combination of white intimidation, a significant economic depression in the South, and the Democratic Party winning control of the House of Representatives in 1874, resulted in Reconstruction beginning to fade away.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1868 Turner was elected as a representative to the Georgia state legislature. Soon after, he was among twenty-four legislators expelled for the “crime” of being Black.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.