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The American Civil War was fought between the Northern Union and the Confederate States. The Northern Union fought to abolish slavery and give African Americans equal rights
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After the Civil War, the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were created. These amendments granted African Americans the same freedom that white Americans had.
The 13th Amendment(1865)- Abolished slavery.
The 14th Amendment(1868)- granted birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law.
The 15th Amendment (1870)- Granted African American men the right to vote. -
Following the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Confederate states made it very difficult for African Americans to exercise their new freedoms. The Confederate States created white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Knights of the white Camellia (KWC), White League, and Red Shirts.
-Most of these Hate groups were founded between the 1860s-1870s. These hate groups would create radical submission by lynching/murdering, terror/violence, and institutionalized racism. (etc)