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Nilsa Fermin
on Dec 12, 2024
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With the beginning of Radical Reconstruction, southern African-Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s took direct action to remedy long-standing grievances. These actions included
A) sit-ins that helped to integrate horse-drawn streetcars in southern cities.
B) protest marches that desegregated public school systems in all the Upper South states.
C) violent attacks to intimidate Democratic voters from participating in politics.
D) the creation for the first time of all-black churches.
E) a series of lawsuits that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court's declaring segregation unconstitutional.
Radical Reconstruction
The period after the American Civil War when the Republican Party implemented measures to rebuild and reform the Southern states, including granting civil rights to freed slaves.
African-Americans
A racial or ethnic group in the United States with ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Grievances
Complaints or formal expressions of dissatisfaction, often against an authority or institution.
- Grasp the actions and impacts of African-Americans during the Radical Reconstruction period.
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Learning Objectives
- Grasp the actions and impacts of African-Americans during the Radical Reconstruction period.