Radical Reconstruction
The year Reconstruction began
what is 1865?
the separation of races, social classes or ethnic groups
What is segregation?
True or False? The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
False, the thirteenth amendment was responsible for making slavery illegal in the U.S.
he founded the NAACP and believed in social/political/economic equality ASAP
who is W.E.B. du Bois?
What was created to limit the rights of former slaves?
what are Black Codes
the shape that shows how society is divided into a few people on top and most people on bottom
what is a pyramid?
Who was Hiram Revels?
- First black senator in American history
the laws that tried to control African Americans during Reconstruction
what are black codes?
True or False? The 15th amendment gave all Americans the right to vote no matter their race.
True.
How did Black Codes benefit former slaves? (3 points)
- legalized marriage
- ownership to property
- access to courts
the type of equality that allowed black men to become Senators and Congressmen..
what is political equality?
Give an example of how Black Codes were unfair to former slaves.
- Former slaves had to sign contracts to work in plantations. If failed, they were arrested and fined. To pay their fine, they were hired out to people (mainly white landowners) who could pay their fine.
- could not testify against white people
- did not have the right to vote
- could not serve in juries or state militias
the group assaulted and/or murdered African Americans?
what is the Ku Klux Klan
List at least 3 ideas that former slaves thought about when it came to the idea of freedom.
wanted what white Americans had:
- self-ownership
- family stability
- religious liberty
- political participation
- economic autonomy
Who's death caused the entire Reconstruction Era to take place?
Abraham Lincoln
The organization to help African Americans get land, jobs, healthcare, education during Reconstruction
What is the Freedman's Bureau, it gave protection to the legal rights of former slaves and assisted them with their education, jobs, healthcare and landowning.
the amendment that said all Americans, no matter their skin color or background (those who were former slaves), are considered citizens and fall under "equal protection of law.
what is the 14th amendment?
Why did former slaves think landownership led to complete freedom?
To them, landownership gave them the opportunity to get rid of white control completely and create their own independent communities.
the journalist who wrote about lunching in the South
who is Ida B Wells?