Reconstruction era (1 gen 1865 anni – 1 ottob 1877 anni)

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Freedom or Abandonment?

Following the Civil War - Union soldiers occupy the South

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officially citizenship and
equal right for newly freed slaves
Passing of the Amendments (13,14,15)
African Americans flourish in politics

Freedman's Bureau

however:

economic situation (little to no wealth) + structural inequality (lack of education)
= Economic Enslavement

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Issues with the 1876 presidential election - Southern States force a compromise which included removing Union troops, giving rise to the Klan

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