Black Codes, Voter Oppression and Obstacles to Equality
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Tag: reconstruction
You Decide: Understanding Reconstruction and devising a path to Equality
Although the victory of the North in the American Civil War was certainly a step towards equality, there was still much work to be done in the service of achieving true equality between blacks and whites in America. This crucial period of time after the …
Equality: Methods of oppression investigated: The Tulsa Massacre (1921)
Upon becoming “Free” black men and women in the united states were certainly not equal. In spite of the efforts of some members of the federal government to increase their equality by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1875 as well as the 13th and …