Black leaders during reconstruction
Goverment
In all 16 african americans were elected to congress and over 600 more to state and local legislatures
Almost half of the elected delegates served in South Carolina and Louisiana
265 black delegates were and around 100 of them were born into slavery
Effort
This time for them was a fight for equal rights under the law and in society
During reconstruction around 2000 black participated in government
They never achieved numbers close to whites in office
Before the civil war began almost no black were in office
After the civil war ended many blacks protested and lead campaigns for equal rights
Blacks held conventions and created leagues to protest equal rights and the right to vote
Andrew Jackson
The reconstruction laws of Andrew Jackson excluded black from southern politics and “black codes”
The protesters opposed the reconstruction policies of Andrew Jackson
The black codes were laws and restrictions set for blacks
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Most of the black leaders were free before the civil war by self purchase or released by their owner
A new phase of reconstruction gave black a more active role in political, economical, and social life in the south
Blacks made up most of the southern votes for Republicans
Voting
Suffrage
Before the civil war blacks could vote in only some northern states.
During radical reconstruction congress granted african american citizenship and the right to vote by the 14th and 15th amendments
Blacks made up most of the southern votes for Republicans
Blacks held conventions and created leagues to protest equal rights and the right to vote
One of the most important areas of reconstruction was black and former slaves participating in government
Names
Senate
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Blanche Bruce
States
Richard H. Cain
Alonzo J. Ransier
Thomas Morris Chester
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
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