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This was an Act to establish relief to refugees. Food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to newly freed African Americans was provided.

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The Role of the Freedmen’s Bureau   |  Reconstruction 360

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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated April 15,1865

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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated April 15,1865

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John Wilkes Booth killed president Lincoln in his box at Ford's Theater in Washington. Booth was a supporter of slavery, Booth believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy slavery in the South.

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Andrew Johnson becomes president April 15,1865

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Andrew Johnson becomes president April 15,1865

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Andrew Johnson became the president after Lincoln was killed which ended on March 4, 1869. Eh had been vice president for 42 days.

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First Black Codes passed December 6, 1865

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First Black Codes passed December 6, 1865

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Black codes were used to restrict African Americans from their freedom.

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13th Amendment is ratified December 6, 1865 

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13th Amendment is ratified December 6, 1865 

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The 13th Amendment of the United States constitution is about the abolishing slavery.  "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".

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The KKK is an American white supremacist hate group whose targets African Americans. They would terrorize blacks and even lynch them.

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All male persons born in the United States are citizens. This act banned discrimination in the sale, transfer, lease or use of property, including real estate and housing.

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Memphis Race Riot May 1, 1866 – May 3, 1866

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Memphis Race Riot May 1, 1866 – May 3, 1866

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White people as well as the police kill 46 African Americans and destroy 90 houses, schools, and four churches in Memphis, Tennessee.

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The bill divided the Confederate states, except for Tennessee, into five military districts.

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The amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" This also included former slaves who had been freed after the Civil War.

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 Southern constitutional conventions including freedman Jan, 14, 1868

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 Southern constitutional conventions including freedman Jan, 14, 1868

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This is when blacks were includes in making constitutional laws. This was so important and made history.

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This amendment granted African American men the right to vote. "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

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The Compromise of 1877 ended the Reconstruction era.

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy” 1876

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy” 1876

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The Mississippi Plan bribed or intimidated black voters. Money were given to blacks who supported the Democrats. If this wasn't expected, violence happened.