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March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau created

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March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau created

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The Freedmen's Bureau was a place that helped people who were former slaves have a roof over their heads and medical care, and other services. Stayed open till 1868.

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April 15, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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April 15, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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John Wilkes Booth assassinated  President Lincoln in the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Boothe planned to kidnap Lincoln but that plan failed. He assassinated Lincoln because he was "trying to save the confederacy"

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April 15, 1865: Andrew Johnson becomes president 

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April 15, 1865: Andrew Johnson becomes president 

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Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. Johnson believed every state had the right to decide how they wanted to go about Reconsturction.

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Southerners drafted "Black Codes" to reiterate white supremacy. Free African American men were not able to work regular jobs they could only work in fields and if they refused to sign contracts there was punishment. Children would be able to be taken a put to work and unemployed men would be basically kidnapped and auctioned as laborers.

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Slavery is abolished and the reconstruction process is complete and Republicans get very enraged.

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The KKK was formed to put down newly freed slaves. They terrorized African Americans trying to push back Reconstruction.

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The Civil Rights Act allowed all men no matter their race the same rights. President Johnson vetoed the act but Congress overrode it.

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There is a lot of violence in memphis due to racial issues, white people go around terrorizing African Americans. This resulted in 48 people dead and many homes and churches destroyed.

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March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868: Reconstruction Acts of 1867

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March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868: Reconstruction Acts of 1867

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Congress continues to override President Johnson's vetoes and forces states to start accepting the new constitution.

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July 28, 1868 14th: Amendment is ratified

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July 28, 1868 14th: Amendment is ratified

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Black suffrage is introduced and the 14th amendment is ratified. The 14 amendment grants citizenship to former slaves.

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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Meetings with both black and white lawmakers take place that have the most black men to attend those meetings.

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment is ratified

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The 15th amendment states that your right to vote can not be turned down just because of the color of your skin.

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1875: Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875: Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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White men wanted to gain control of the state for conservatives and would create riots and be involved in violent acts towards African Americans.

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After the 1876 election: Compromise of 1877

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After the 1876 election: Compromise of 1877

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The federal government pulled federal troops out of the south which resulted in the end of the Reconstruction era and African Americans were deprived of their right to vote.