Andrew Johnson (Apex)
With the Reconstruction Amendments
They segregated them and denied their voting rights.
the KKK killed blacks who stood up for their rights so all blacks were afraid to stand up for their rights
Reconstruction collapsed around 1877, when Southern Democrats gained power in all the former Confederate states. The Southern Democrats opposed the reforms of Reconstruction and deprived African-Americans of the political rights they had gained during Reconstruction.
how did AfricanAmericans rights change before, during, and after reconstruction?
African-Americans slowly lost their rights after Reconstruction in America.
african americans’ rights were limited by black codes.
Andrew Johnson (Apex)
With the Reconstruction Amendments
With the Reconstruction Amendments
As early as 1868 Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, a leading Radical during the reconstruction, made many decisions with the Supreme Court that weakened African Americans' civil rights. He continued to segregate them and deny them rights as voters.
African Americans' rights were restricted by black codes.
With the Reconstruction Amendments
With the Reconstruction Amendments
With the Reconstruction Amendments
Some key laws passed during the Reconstruction Era that benefited African Americans include the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which granted citizenship and equal rights under the law, and the 14th Amendment, which granted equal protection of the laws and due process to all citizens. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 also helped protect the rights of African Americans by dividing the South into military districts and enforcing requirements for readmission to the Union.