The question of "the peculiar institution" known as slavery had been hotly debated long before the American Civil War. After the Civil War, Congress did not have a clear plan as to what to do with the millions of newly liberated African American "Freedmen". The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution were meant to fix the social and political issues many African Americans faced. Resistance in both the state and federal levels made progress during the "Reconstruction Era" difficult, and ultimately caused the "Great Experiment in Biracial Democracy" to fail. Full and equal rights for African Americans, as well as minorities, would not be fully realized until the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The question of "the peculiar institution" known as slavery had been hotly debated long before the American Civil War. This video outlines the reasons the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S...
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This quiz will test your knowledge on the background of the 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution! How much do you know about the history of the Reconstruction Amendments? Find...
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This quiz will test your knowledge on the background of the 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution! How much do you know about the history of the Reconstruction Amendments? Find...