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The Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era saw the advent of new freedoms for African Americans, but the period ended with the establishment of Jim Crow laws in the South. Read more about this contentious period in African-American history.
Fifteenth Amendment
The text of the Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which guaranteed the right to vote to African Americans.
Reconstruction and Its Aftermath
This essay from the Library of Congress discusses the response of African Americans to the end of the Civil War and to Reconstruction.