Reconstruction | Mitchell Collection of African American History

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Passage of the Landmark 14th Amendment – President’s Veto is Overridden so Southern States Can Rejoin Union

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Reconstruction Era (circa 1865-1877) – African Americans Vote for the First Time!

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Blacks in the Majority of South Carolina Legislature

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Freedmen in the South Discussing Politics

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Republican Party Courts Black Voters in 1868

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The 1869 National Colored Convention Discusses the Condition of America’s Blacks

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1869 Sharecroppers’ Agreement

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Former Slaves in Richmond Registering for the First Time in 1870

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The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company – Important Letter by Frederick Douglass

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President Attempts to Save Reconstruction

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