They provided protections for African Americans.
The policies increased their voting rights.
Some of the policies placed African Americans in elected official positions in the South.
They provided protections for African Americans. The policies increased their voting rights. Some of the policies placed African Americans in elected official positions in the South.
They provided protections for African Americans (apex)
Many states rolled back protections for African Americans.
the polocies increased their voting rights
The Dred Scott v. Sandford case worsened tensions over slavery in the South by declaring that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and had no rights, thus reinforcing pro-slavery sentiments. This decision deepened divisions between the North and South and ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War, rather than directly affecting the Reconstruction period that followed.
Despite their zeal for reform, few progressives made race relations a priority, and progressives often endorsed racist policies. - See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/how-did-progressivism-affect-the-rights-of-african-americans#sthash.md32ofZn.dpuf
They wanted other African Americans to avoid the court and take care of it themselves.
African Americans
The US Military was officially segregated (for African Americans) from the beginning of the United States until about 1947.
All African Americans were slaves.
more African Americans voted Democratic
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