slavery became illegal and all enslaved African Americans were freed.
Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer and abolitionist. He escaped from slavery to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became a free man.
In America, when they were freed.
African Americans controlled a majority of the votes in the Mississippi state government.
It ended slavery in the United States.
Southerners who were for redemption wanted to return power to the white Democrats
African Americans received better service than in businesses owned by whites
Former slaves who rose to prominence in the African American business and social world (APEX)
Prove they could succeed in politics
A person's economic level - Apex