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During Reconstruction, the South was under occupation by federal forces, and Southern state governments were dominated by Republicans, elected largely by freedmen and allies. Republicans nationally pressed for the granting of political rights to the newly freed slaves as the key to their becoming full citizens and the votes they would cast for ...
The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865) and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States into the
In 1874 an ex-confederate governor, George S. Houston, was elected to office and he, along with many other elected White supremacists, overturned the Reconstruction era in Alabama during a time period known as Redemption. [19] As the Democratic party gained more control, the anti-slavery, pro-equal-rights Republican Party fractured and waned.
After the American Civil War ended in 1865, the United States underwent a period of Reconstruction.During Reconstruction, former slaves were granted citizenship and African-American men were granted the franchise by the 14th and 15th Amendments.
The Freedmen massacres were a series of attacks on African-Americans which occurred in the states of the former Confederacy during Reconstruction, in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Many of these incidents were the result of a struggle over political power, especially after the voting rights of freedmen were protected through the ...
British indentured servants generally did not arrive as redemptioners, after the early colonial period, due to certain protections afforded them by law. Redemptioners were at a disadvantage because they negotiated their indentures upon their arrival in America, after a long and difficult voyage, with no prospect to return to their homelands.
The right of redemption period depends on where you live. In some states, the period expires when you hit the point of foreclosure. Other states allow you to exercise the right beyond a ...
Pages in category "Massacres during the Reconstruction era" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. -