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Reconstruction After Civil War
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Reconstruction (1865-1877)
2 main issues:
Reconstruction failed to alter the Souths social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans.
Reconstruction left significant legacies, including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights.
3 different kinds/plans:
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Executive Reconstruction
Lincoln
1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan)
10% of voters in 1860 election had to take oath of allegiance to Union and accept emancipation
Radical Republicans wanted slower readmission process
Wade-Davis Bill (1864)
1/2 of eligible voters had to take oath of allegiance
13th Amendment
Andrew Johnson (Lincolns VP) rolled back many gains
Black Codes
racial segregation in public places
prohibition of interracial marriages
prohibition of jury service by blacks
blacks couldnt testify against whites
blacks w/o lawful employment arrested as vagrants and auctioned off to employers who paid their fines
Congressional Reconstruction
Republican