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The Black Codes quote that was used to demonstrate how important the idea of whites that were afraid of losing any superiority that they believe they have. In order to reclaim this and make sure African Americans stay below is by creating the Black Codes trying to restrict all the freedoms the were recently given. The quote about the Fifteenth Amendment is to ensure what the Amendment is to make sure people get that extra information about it so people are not lost about the significance of this being created during the Reconstruction period.

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One of the Reconstruction Amendments

The 15th Amendment is a part of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments), which were adopted in the post-Civil War period of 1865 and 1870, to reconstruct the American South and extend the principle of liberty to the entire nation.

The U.S. constitution drafted in 1787 was ratified in 1788, and several amendments were made to it thereafter. Till today, it remains to be one of the shortest (7 Articles and 27 Amendments) written constitutions of the world. Article Five of the U.S. Constitution provides for the procedure of amendment to the Constitution. The 15th Amendment falls under the category of 'Safeguards of Civil Rights'.

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Summary and Significance of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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One of the Reconstruction Amendments The 15th Amendment is a part of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments), which were adopted in the post-Civil War period of 1865 and 1870, to reconstruct the American South and extend the principle of liberty to the entire nation. The U.S.

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A way of hate groups being formed lead to the Black Codes that were created trying to push away the new rights for African Americans. "But these improvements were quickly undermined by new Black Codes in the South that restricted such rights." (Historical Context 2).

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With the newly freed slaves there were groups formed trying to preserve white superiority over African Americans in the south. One group formed was the Ku Klux Klan.

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"Black men gained the right to vote with the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870" (Historical Context 2).

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As the south was being reconstructed there were many different plans being developed in order to allow the former confederate states to rejoin. President Abraham Lincoln created the first one before the Civil War even ended. Andrew Johnson presented a plan after Lincolns assassination but the two contradicted each other. Lastly the Congress developed their own plan for reconstruction

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There were a lot of necessary things needed in order for the  confederate states to rejoin. The states had to follow certain laws and Amendments in order to rejoin as an equal.

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The historical period after the Civil War when the confederate states were rejoining the union. Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1876 and there was a need for restoration within the south trying to rebuild the economy and the destroyed communities in the south.