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What did reconstruction mean to African Americans?
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Quentin Sloper Between Slavery and Freedom: African American History, 1865-1945 WHAT DID RECONSTRUCTION MEAN TO AFRICAN AMERICANS? Reconstruction took place in the aftermath of the Civil War which ended in 1865 when the Confederates of the Southern States surrendered to the Union of the North. Its aim was to reorganise the States so that they could become part of the Union. After taking part in the war and having been granted Emancipation by Abraham Lincoln in September 1862, blacks believed that Reconstruction was going to mean a time of sweeping change and increased rights. To some extent this was the case with 'Congressional Reconstruction' resulting in the passing of the first Civil Rights Act (1866), and the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments in 1868 and 1870. However, before this period, President Andrew Johnson implemented his 'Presidential Reconstruction' plan. A former slave owner himself, he 'showed little concern over...
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