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January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Is signed.

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January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Is signed.

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This declaring that the majority of the nation's slave population "henceforth shall be free."

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January 31 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment Is set in place 

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January 31 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment Is set in place 

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This Amendment Abolished slavery.

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The Thirteenth Amendment: Black History Moment

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April 15 1865 President Abe Lincoln is Assassinated

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April 15 1865 President Abe Lincoln is Assassinated

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Abe Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes booth in a theatre

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April 15, 1865-1869 Andrew Johnson becomes president

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April 15, 1865-1869 Andrew Johnson becomes president

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After president Abe Lincoln is assassinated Andrew Johnson becomes president till 1869

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This was the congress aiding the free slaves to their transition to freedom.

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These laws restricted black people on things like where they can work and this was re-establishing white supremacy.

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This is a white supremacist group that doesn't like black people

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April 9, 1866 the civil rights act of 1866 Are put in place

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April 9, 1866 the civil rights act of 1866 Are put in place

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This made all men born in the United States Citizens regardless on the color of your skin color.

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May 1, 1866 Racial Violence is outrages in Memphis

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May 1, 1866 Racial Violence is outrages in Memphis

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This included white people burning down black peoples homes and churches and leaving them pillaged.

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March 2, 1867 Reconstruction act of 1867 was made

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March 2, 1867 Reconstruction act of 1867 was made

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The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union.

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January 14, 1868 Southern constitutional convention is started

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January 14, 1868 Southern constitutional convention is started

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All this changed after the Radical Republicans gained a huge majority in the Congressional elections.

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July 28, 1868 the 14th Amendment is ratified 

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July 28, 1868 the 14th Amendment is ratified 

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This made everyone born in the United States a citizen.

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February 3, 1870 the 15th amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870 the 15th amendment is ratified

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This basically denied all states from saying no for someone to vote.

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November 2, 1875 the Mississippi plan was started

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November 2, 1875 the Mississippi plan was started

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This basically stopped black people from becoming politicians.

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March 4, 1877 Compromise plan of 1877 was started 

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March 4, 1877 Compromise plan of 1877 was started 

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This was an informal agreement between southern Democrats and allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.