Cards in this guide (10)
Which were the two southern states with the largest number of African Americans serving in state government during Reconstruction
Mississippi and South Carolina
What organization was established to help former slaves transition into life of freedom
The Freedmen's Bureau--Apex
What was true about moderate African American politicians such as Hiram Rhodes Revels
What helped many businesses started by African Americans to be successful
African Americans received better service than in businesses
owned by whites
Who was the first African American elected to a full term in the Senate
Who was the former slave and the first African American elected to a full term in the senate and argued strongly against segregation
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born in slavery in Virginia in 1841. He
was elected as a Republican to the US Senate and served from March
4, 1875, to March 3, 1881. He was the second African American to
serve in the US Senate and the first African American elected to a
full term.
What were hiram Rhodes revels blanche k Bruce and Jonathan clarkson gibbs
members of the republican party. apex
As southern Democrats gained power they ignored the violent activities of groups such as
African Americans that migrated to the Great Plains were called
African Americans that migrated to the Great Plains were called Exodusters.
African Americans seeking free land in the Midwest faced