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Abraham Lincold was elected.
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In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the bill that officially freed all slaves.
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Andrew Johnson took the presidential seat after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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The 13th Amendment, passed in 1865, officiallly ended slavery.
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The first 2 branches of the KKK were fromed in Pulaski, Tennessee and the first Grand Wizard was Nathan Forrest. The clan was formed by Confederates to get revenge on blacks.
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The 14th Amendment stated that all persons born or naturalized in the United States which included slaves.
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The 15th was passed on this day to grant african americans the right to vote.
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Rutherford B. Hayes was elected over Samuel J. Tilden.
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Started segregation bye seperating blacks and whites in buses, restauraunts, hotels, etc.
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In 1883, the court decided that the Civil Rights Acts of 1875 were unconstitutional. The decided that neither the 13th and 14th amendment empowered congress to legislate in matters of racial descrimination.
