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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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Congress passed an act to establish a departure from slavery for freedmen and refugees.They provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including freed African Americans.

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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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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by well known actor John Wilkes on April 14th, 1865 while watching the play "Our American Cousin" in Washington D.c.

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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 became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and ended his presidency on March 4th. He became vice president for 42 days when he relinquished his presidency.

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These laws were passed by Southern states after the American cicvil war.Black codes were laws governing newly freed African Americans. The Black codes were enforced to restrict freed African American people's freedom and force them into lower waged jobs.

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Dec 6, 1865 :         13th Amendment is ratified 

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Dec 6, 1865 :         13th Amendment is ratified 

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The 13th amendment abolished slavery on January 31, 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln. It was announced to the world on December 18th that America constitutionally abolished slavery.

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Former confederate soldiers formed a group know as the Ku Klux Klan. The group was made to put down the newly freed African American slaves. The group would use violence targeting African Americans and whites that voted for race equality.

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April, 1866 :       Civil Rights Act of 1866

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April, 1866 :       Civil Rights Act of 1866

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared every man born in the United states a citizen regardless of race, color, previous circumstances of slavery, or involuntary servitude.

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The Memphis Race Riot began when a white police officer tried to arrest a black solider when 50 black people showed up to stop the arrest.A shooting began resulting in more of the town becoming involved. However, violence rapidly spread onto other innocent black people within their homes. While black homes, schools, and churches were destroyed. White southerns working as missionaries and school teachers in black schools were targeted as well.

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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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The Reconstruction Acts discussed the civil war and the inequalities of slavery. In addition to the political, social, and economic issues raised from that time. Focusing on solving the problems from the Union of 11 states that have seceded before the war had begun.

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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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The 14th Amendment being  ratified granted citizenship to all people born in America. This including former slaves granting them the rights. The bill had been rejected by majority southern states but the Reconstruction Amendment forbids any state to refuse a person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.".

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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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The Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman granted male citizens regardless of race, color or previous conditions to write the constitution along with a convention of delegates elected by the male citizens of said State. For the first time in California history black men were able to vote, 90% voting in favor of this convention. While white people stayed away from the polls trying to defeat the constitution if less than 50% vote. Resulting in 72 delegates being African American half of which had been previous slaves.

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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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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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The violence and intimidation of black and white voters dismantled the effectiveness of the Republican party. White voters left GOP (Grand old party) rejoining democrats or quitting politics.

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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 compromise of 1877 was an informal agreement amongst southern democrats and allies of the Republicans Rutherford Hayes to settle the 1876 presidential election results.  Their goal was to mark an end to the Reconstruction era.