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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation that sets African American slaves free.
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Abraham Lincoln is reelected as president in 1864.
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The Freedmen's Bureau provided assistance to the newly-freed African Americans, but was abolished in1872
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Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Court House.
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Andrew Johnson becomes president.
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Slavery is banned in the U.S.
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The African American's rights are restricted.
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African Americans gain equal rights.
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46 African Americans were killed, 90 houses/schools were destroyed, and 4 churches were runied.
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40 blacks and whites were killed, and more than 150 were injured.
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This group scared African Americans and tried to restore white rule.
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Confederancy is divided into 5 districts. Elections were needed for African American men to vote.
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Senate can remove president.
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Equal protection is intitled to a citizen through the normal judicial system
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Grant becomes the 18th president of the U.S.
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Hiram Revels is elected to the U.S senate.
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All male citizens could now vote.
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Five black members join House of Representatives.
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The first african american governor.
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Democrats finally controll both houses of congress.
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Equal rights for African Americans in transportation and court trials.
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The voting rights are challenged by republicans.
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There is a fear that the South is not part of the Reconstruction Era.
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The Republicans get electoral voted from the Electoral College. He is elected as the 19th President of the U.S.
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The compromise of 1877 is passed which ended the Reconstruction in the South.The civil rights of African Americans now are protected.
