https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp Evelyn Chen IB History of the Americas HL Block 6 R6 en-us 2021-04-08 03:20:32 UTC 2026-03-07 22:47:17 UTC hello@padlet.com evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394190547 In October 1870, after Republicans carried the election in Laurens County, South Carolina, groups of white individuals drove 150 African Americans from their homes and even murdered 13 white and African American Republican activists. This event is significant because African Americans received a lot of backlash for practicing their right to vote and the activists that helped them were also targeted and injured. Many white individuals actively attempt to suppress the rights of African American individuals and would even kill to ensure that policies that benefit African Americans aren’t passed. Southern Republicans looked to Washington for help and as a result, Congress passed laws in an attempt to prevent racial terrorism.]]> 2021-04-08 03:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394190547 evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394195403 In April 1871, Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan Act in an attempt to prevent racial terrorism. Under this act, the violent infringement of civil and political rights were deemed a federal crime punishable by the national government. This event was significant because it directly involved the federal government into the protection of African Americans and threatened white supremists with federal punishment. The congress told white supremists that violent actions against African Americans were a direct attack against the government and confirmed the fact that African Americans were citizens and thus also under the protection of the federal government.

]]> 2021-04-08 03:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394195403 evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394197791 Out of fear that the Democrats might try to seize control of a regional government which was evenly split between white and African American citizens, an all African American militia took control of a local courthouse in April of 1873. Soon after, a mob of white men surrounded the courthouse and murdered nearly 100 African Americans in Colfax, Louisiana. This event was significant because it once again showed how far white Democrats were willing to go to prevent African Americans from gaining rights and practicing the rights that they currently have. The Democrats want the African Americans to be as close to slave status as possible and would commit violent actions to scare them into submission, even while breaking specific laws passed by congress in an attempt to stop these violent actions.

]]> 2021-04-08 03:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394197791 evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394199302 In 1875, the federal government passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875. Under this act, racial discrimination in theatres, hotels, and other public places is outlawed. This law is significant as it enabled African Americans to fight against blatant discrimination and bring their cases of discrimination to the court. This gave them a tool against white supremacists and further protected their rights and guaranteed equal protection under the law. However, the process of African Americans taking their cases to the federal courts were costly and time consuming so this law was more of an assertion than a direct intervention by the federal government. 

]]> 2021-04-08 03:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394199302 evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394200266 In 1883, the Civil Rights Cases decision declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. The Supreme Court stated that the Fourteenth Amendment gave Congress the power to outlaw discrimination by states, not individuals. People believed that African Americans were “the special favorite” of the law and the Supreme Court decisions ended the federal government’s attempts to protect African American rights until much later in the next century. These Supreme Court decisions resulted in African Americans losing the rights and protections they gained from the federal government 

]]> 2021-04-08 03:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394200266 evelynchen3 https://padlet.com/evelynchen3/4879365gpf7t34dp/wish/1394201320 These events showed that African Americans were continuously being discriminated against, even after being freed from enslavement. There are repeatedly violent racial actions committed against them by white individuals who seek to suppress the rights of African Americans and keep their status as close to slavery as possible. Even acts passed by the federal government to protect African Americans were ignored and overturned by the Supreme Court. As such, African Americans were not accepted as equals by many white individuals and even in the eyes of the government. 

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