jan 1, 1870 - Enforcement Acts
Description:
The three Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871GOALS:
- to improve conditions for black people and freed slaves: the Acts protected African Americans’ right to vote, to hold office, to serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws
- to fight the KKK: the Acts prohibited any form of violence or intimidation to prevent the freedmen from voting
- national unity: to create a country where all races were considered equal under the law
AFTERMATH:
- KKK was banned, members were treated as criminals
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1870
Now
~ 155 years ago