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1865 - End of the American Civil War/Start of Reconstruction

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1865 - End of the American Civil War/Start of Reconstruction

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As the Civil War ended. The Southern States had to reconstruct government and society. The political and social rights of the millions of newly freed Americans would becomes and important part of the postwar period.

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Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. President Lincoln.

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The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens.

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Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

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1880s - 1960s. Separated white and black people literally with unequal laws

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in 1921 a white mod attacked a all black community that was thriving

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Tills death sparked tons of civil rights movements.

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In 1956 a 381 day long boycott was started against the bus system in Montgomery. This caused the business to lose money and possible shut down. Segregation be came unconstitutional because of this.

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Separate but equal is inherently unequal. Segregation of schools is illegal. Showed how segregation was affecting children. Children said that the white doll was the nice one and the black doll was the bad doll.

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In 1960 another way people protested was sitting in a whites only section and waiting to be served. People would do this for days and this cause the owner/company to lose money quickly and sometimes shut down.

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In 1963 more than 700 children decided to protest and were met with extreme violence by local police

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1963 Martin Luther and his followers marched to Washington where he made is "I Had A Dream" speech

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In 1964 1,000 northerners participated with thousands of Black Mississippians to fight for the right to vote.

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Main thing I saw was that it outlawed discrimination in federally funded projects.

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Got rid of poll taxes and literacy tests. The federal government would also be supervising the polls in the south.