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March 3, 1865-

-Attempts to smooth the transition from slavery.
-Gives freedmen shelter and medical services.
-Originally only for one year but will stay in place until 1868.

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Lincoln was Assassinated/Andrew Johnson Became President

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Lincoln was Assassinated/Andrew Johnson Became President

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April 15, 1865-

-In the last speech that Lincoln gave, he spoke about black suffrage for soldiers.
-6 days after the Civil War, Lincoln was assassinated.
-Andrew Johnson was the Southern Democrat.

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Fall of 1865-

-Southern states refuse the change for black men to vote.
-"Black Codes" were being re-drafted to re-enforce white supremacy.
-The new laws created, were like slavery, without the ability to "own" of another person.

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December 6, 1865-

-The Clerk of the House refuses to allow the Southern states to vote on what happens with the 13th Amendment and the laws.
-The troops supporting the south minimized from 1,000,000 to about 152,000 in the span of about 7 months.
-Over the next 5 years the black population of the 10 largest cities in the south doubled.

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December 24th, 1865-

-First founded in Pulaski, Tennessee.
-An organization used to intimidate African-Americans.

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April, 1866-

-The Civil Bill of Rights said that citizen ship and the same rights white men get, should be experienced by all men.
-President Johnson Vetoes the Civil Bill of Rights, but congress over powered his decision.

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May 1, 1866-

-For 3 days in Memphis, Tennessee whites assaulted blacks in the street as a violent riot.
-In the end about 48 black people were killed, and 100's of black owned buildings had been burned and destroyed.

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March 2, 1867 to March 11, 1868-

-The new session of Congress began passing more reconstruction laws directed to the South.
-The new policies divide the south into military districts and make them get new constitutions.

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July 28, 1868-

-The 14th Amendment defined citizenship to all people.
-This meant all people, no matter their race, were considered a citizen of the United States if they had been born or naturalized here.

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November 3, 1868-

-Grant was elected to become President.
-Grant was a Republic representative.
-Black men in the south counted for 700,000 votes for the Republican tickets.

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Winter of 1868-

-Lawmakers working together were both Black and White.
-The first political meetings in American history to include black men were during this time period.

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February 3, 1870-

-Allows all men to vote, regardless of race.
-Allows previous slaves to vote as well.

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June of 1870-

-Grant initiated this Treaty.
-Hope to "friend" Santo Domingo in promise of eventually having a statehood.

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April 13, 1973-

-The White League, a military group, fights with Louisanna's almost all-black militia.
-Only 3 white people from The White League were killed, but about 100+ black men were killed.

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1875-

-The plan for Democrats to over rule the Republicans.
-The plan got interrupted when the election hit.

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After the 1876 election-

-Hayes was declared president, even though Tilden also believed he won the election.
-Republicans agreed to abandon reconstruction laws, for being president.
-The reconstruction laws end and segregation in the South is normal again.