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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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established in 1865 by Congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South

13th amendment ratified, abolishes slavery in the United States

Howard University was established in 1867 and was named for Oliver Howard he was the head of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

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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 killed Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack happened five days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia

Lincolns polices for reconstruction included the 10 percent plan which means that a southern state could be back in the union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath

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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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13th amendment was ratified
5 days after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated Andrew Johnson became president

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laws that restricted african americans from doing things
restrict their freedom
passed after the civil war

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abolished slavery
Many of the founding fathers owned slaves, they knew that slavery was wrong

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white supremacy group who targeted african americans, lynched them, murdered them, and tortured them

secret organization created to intimidate African Americans

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help to get rid of the black codes, Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill but Congress let it pass
guarantees equal rights

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White people and police kill 46 African Americans and they also destroyed 90 houses, schools, and four churches in Tennessee.

this riot was ignited by political, racial and social constructs after the american civil war

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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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adding the southern states back into the union
divided the south into 5 military districts

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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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equal protection to african americans

Ulysses S. Grant becomes the 18th president

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions

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Black and white lawmakers start to work together in the Southern states, included a large number of black men

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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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Extends the vote to all male citizens regardless of race

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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republicans fled the state, money was given to black people who supported democrats

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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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reconstruction ends
unwritten deal, informally arranged with the U.S. Congressmen
The south codifies and enforces segregation.