Reconstruction Era and Jim Crow Laws

The main goal of the Reconstruction Era was to address the social, political, and economic issues that resulted from the Civil War. This included abolishing slavery, granting citizenship to African Americans, and establishing a new government in the South.

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including African Americans.

The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited states from depriving citizens of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal agency created in 1865 to help enforce the rights of African Americans during the Reconstruction Era.

The Ku Klux Klan was a white supremacist terrorist group that opposed the Reconstruction Era. They used violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights.

The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states to restrict the rights of African Americans. These laws included restrictions on voting, jury service, and property ownership.

The Jim Crow Laws were laws passed by Southern states to segregate African Americans from whites. These laws included segregation in schools, public transportation, and other public places.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of segregation. The Court ruled that segregation was legal as long as the facilities provided for African Americans were equal to those provided for whites.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909. It is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. The NAACP has played a major role in the fight for civil rights for African Americans.