jan 1, 1866 - Split in Reconstruction
Description:
Northern Republicans are made when former southern Confederate officials return to office (and with more of them, as black people becoming citizens increased population based representation)CALL FOR STRICTER RECONSTRUCTION
- implementation of Black Codes
- too lenient on former Confederate leaders
- mass killings of freedmen
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1866
Now
~ 159 years ago