HIST 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reconstruction Amendments, South African Americans, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
11 Dec 2017
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Vital civil rights document but also a very political document. To put forever in the structure of the us the principles of 66. Anyone born in us is a citizen of the us, right to equal treatment under the law. Right to due process under the law+equal protection under the law and enjoy all the immunities of citizenship. Kkk has quickly transferred into a secret organization that is using terror and violence to undermine all the reforms of reconstruction: wasn"t the only organization, racial terror and violence didn"t have to take place in the guise. Northern press plays a role in framing the kkk as this secret society fighting against racial equality, gets national publicity. 1868 - african americans would win office and attempt to vote in high numbers. During reconstruction era, 14 aa were elected in congress and to house of representatives, 2 aa went to us senate.
