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In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
They were passed in order to ensure that all African Americans had the right to vote.
The 14th Amendment was passed in 1867. It wasn't until the Voting Acts Right was passed in 1965 however, that it became illegal to stop African Americans from voting.
After reconstruction, Jim Crow laws were passed. These laws made it difficult for African-Americans to move upward.
African Americans' rights were limited by black codes. < APEX >
the Voting Rights Act for African Americans
the black codes were laws passed in the united states to limit the civil rights and civil liberties of african americans
No. They passed them to separate whites from blacks and keep African-Americans in an inferior social and economic position.
African Americans were free in 1865 due to the new chapter in the American history that was opened as the Thirteenth Amendment, passed in January of 1865 and was implemented. It abolished slavery in the United States, and with the end of the war, four million African Americans were free.
Many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
Republican