The two reconstructions
United states, politics and government, 1865-1900
Election law
Political parties, united states
African americans, politics and government
United states, politics and government, 1945-1989
Suffrage
Reconciliation
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African americans, history
Political parties
African Americans
United States
Politics and government
History
The Reconstruction era marked a huge political leap for African Americans, who rapidly went from the status of slaves to voters and officeholders. Yet this hard-won progress lasted only a few decades. Ultimately a 'second reconstruction' - associated with the civil rights movement and the Voting Rig…
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