Reconstruction Period (dec 20, 1864 – jan 1, 1877)

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The Reconstruction Period was a period from 1865-1877 that resulted in the adoption of amendments abolishing slavery, granting African Americans' rights, and rebuilding the destroyed southern states. This period angered the former Confederate states and these states began instituting racist policies such as segregation to undercut any advancements being made.

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